Updated figures show that a quarter of Scottish deaths were of care home residents
NRS statistics also revealed 62% of deaths were in hospital and 13% occurred in home settings.
In her daily update Nicola Sturgeon said it was "hard to report" that about 1,000 deaths in Scotland had been officially linked to coronavirus
However, she said that the latest statistics showing a fall in hospital and ICU admissions, was a cause for "cautious optimism"
A survey suggests that Scottish firms are shedding jobs at the fastest rate in 20 years
Nicola Sturgeon begins with the daily figures:
The National Records of Scotland suggest 962 deaths have been linked to Covid-19, a quarter of that number were likely care home residents. But what else do we know from the latest figures, external?
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Latest statistics show that 25% of deaths linked to coronavirus were of care home residents.
Almost 70% of all registered deaths involving COVID -19 in Scotland to date were people aged 75 or over.
Mornings with Kaye Adams
BBC Radio Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced a second phase of funding for the self-employed who have not submitted a 2018-19 tax return, although there are no details on the scheme as yet.
For those self-employed - who need three years of tax returns - still to submit last year's return, the deadline has been extended to 23 April. "It is vital that you meet this date to receive support," say Kim McAllister and Eileen Adamson.
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Are you being furloughed? And what happens if your employer is struggling with cash flow?
Up to 10 million people in the UK are expected to be placed on the job retention scheme, which allows businesses to claim 80% of their employees' wages from the government, up to a maximum of £2,500 per person, per month before tax.
Companies can top up this pay if they choose but need to find the money up front.
Money experts Kim McAllister and Eileen Adamson join Kaye Adams on BBC Radio Scotland and explain that the first government contributions will not arrive until the end of April.
They urge furloughed workers to speak to their employer and perhaps negotiate at least a portion of wages, with the rest to follow.
They stress the importance of speaking to lenders [mortgage, credit cards, loans, utilities], who are all offering 'payment holidays'.
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Funeral director Andrew Purvis joins the BBC Radio Scotland conversation, saying: "It's changed absolutely everything we do".
"All of our meetings and planning is being done on the phone or video or via email. We cannot provide a limousine service for the safety of our drivers and those who would be travelling.
"There can still be a service, but with a limited number of people. Numbers are being kept very low
"A funeral is mainly for those left behind. It's the start in their journey of grief. For most of us in the profession, this is more than just a job, we enjoy being able to help people at such a difficult time and we feel like we can't provide the service we would like to."
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Image source, Getty ImagesOn Monday, Scotland's interim chief medical officer, Gregor Smith, raised concerns over potential strain on funeral and mortuary services responding to coronavirus.
He urged families not to delay holding funerals and said social distancing restrictions would remain in place for some time.
Watch Dr Smith's concerns here.
There are around 1000 deaths a week in Scotland under normal conditions, so what do funerals look at the moment?
"This is affecting everyone who has had a family member dying from all causes, not just Covid-19," says Dr Lucy Brennan.
"It's close family only - about a maximum of 10. You cannot attend if you are symptomatic - or from a household with someone showing symptoms.
"There are no gatherings afterwards, no hugs or handshakes. It's almost a grief on top of a grief."
More than 20 people have been refused travel on NorthLink's ferries over the last month.
The company has monitored reasons why people are travelling to or from the Northern Isles during the booking process, and decided that reasons given by 23 potential passengers did not meet their essential travel criteria.
The company said the ferry routes are an essential lifeline service, and people should not travel unless absolutely necessary.
NorthLink thanked passengers for their understanding and co-operation at a time of stricter travel regulations and scaled-back timetables.
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Angie Brown
BBC Scotland news reporter
In Edinburgh people have been reporting being “tutted” and shouted at for being too close in the street while others have had pictures taken of them by passersby who believe they are flouting the social distancing rule.
One pair of friends even had a woman with a tape measure record the distance between them in a park.
George Kenneth, 68, said he was having his daily walk in The Meadows in the capital when he saw a friend who stopped to speak with a “large” distance between them.
He said: “Suddenly this woman came up to us shouting that we were too close and produced a measuring tape from her pocket.
“She began measuring the distance between us.
“My friend then lay down on the ground and pointed out that he was 6ft but wasn’t reaching me to show her we were even further apart than his height.
“I was shocked by the woman’s behaviour and reaction.”
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Image source, PA MediaNHS coronavirus testing (pictured) is not available to most people - and scammers are taking advantage by advertising home testing kits, which are illegal to sell
People and businesses should be wary of scammers trying to turn the coronavirus pandemic to their advantage, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has warned.
Scammers have been targeting vulnerable people including those self-isolating at home, the NCA said.
Graeme Biggar, director general of the agency's National Economic Crime Centre, said the virus was increasingly being used as "a hook to commit fraud".
It comes as two people were arrested on suspicion of selling illegal tests.
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Image source, ReutersThe UK government has promised all care home residents and staff with Covid-19 symptoms will be tested for coronavirus as laboratory capacity increases.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he was "determined" to ensure everyone who needed a test had access to one.
Labour welcomed the pledge but said the social care sector needed more support.
Care providers have been calling for more testing for weeks, with charities saying the virus is "running wild" amid outbreaks at more than 2,000 homes.
Image source, Getty imagesCampaigners want families of children entitled to free school meals to receive cash payments while schools are closed.
BBC Scotland research has highlighted widespread variations in the support currently being provided by councils.
More than a third are providing meals, food packs or vouchers for specific shops.
But the Child Poverty Action Group , externalis urging all councils to change over to cash payments.
Scotland's 32 local authorities are each responsible for their own system for supporting the families of children who receive free school meals during the coronavirus crisis.
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