A total of 2,462 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by nine from Tuesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said.

The figures are lower than the 4,070 deaths given earlier by the National Records of Scotland as they do not include suspected and probable coronavirus infections.

Speaking during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon said a further 21 people had tested positive for Covid-19 compared with the previous day.

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SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford, has called for families to be given an extra £20 per week to fight poverty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

The demand came at PMQs.

Mr Blackford praised the work of the footballer Marcus Rashford in persuading the UK government to continue with free school meal payments in England over the summer holiday period, but said that more needed to be done.

The prime minister said the UK government was doing all it could to help families through the pandemic, pointing to "massive" investment in benefits and the furlough scheme.

Mr Johnson also warned of "tough times ahead" for the UK as it emerges from the coronavirus crisis.

Read the BBC's live coverage of PMQs here.

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Here's what's on the Covid-19 political agenda this afternoon:

3.00-3.30 pm: Holyrood - Ministerial Statement: Justice Sector Response, Recovery and Renewal

3.30-4.00 pm: Holyrood- Ministerial Statement: Mental Health – Transition and Recovery

5pm: UK government coronavirus daily briefing

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People living in Scotland's most deprived areas are twice as likely to die of Covid-19 as those in the least deprived areas, figures have shown.

The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said the death rate was 2.1 times higher in the poorest areas.

Its latest statistics, external also showed that 70 deaths linked to the coronavirus were registered between 8 and 14 June.

That figure was 19 lower than the previous week, and was the seventh weekly reduction in a row.

Weekly deaths from all causes totalled 1,032, 3% higher than average.

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Labour's Monica Lennon requests an update on the Scottish government's plans to restart NHS services, in light of reported concerns from patients experiencing delays to their treatment.

The first minister refers to the recently published framework for remobilising the health service, pointing out that several services are being resumed in key areas.

With Covid-19 restrictions possible for some time yet, she adds that the restarting process will need to be balanced against the need to keep the virus under control.

Ms Lennon says there are no dates attached to the framework, which would go some way to restoring public confidence and help manage expectations.

Tory MSP Brian Whittle tells the chamber about a friend whose mother passed away a couple of months ago.

His friend's father, who suffers from dementia, has not been told about the death of his wife because they are waiting to see him in person.

Mr Whittle asks whether clear guidance will be provided in the first minister's statement tomorrow on the situations in which families can visit loved ones in care homes?

Ms Sturgeon agrees to consider bringing forward such guidance.

However, she also highlights visiting care homes is permitted in some exceptional circumstances and she offers to look into the particular case of Mr Whittle's friend.

Willie Rennie says people will now be returning to work, but normal summer childcare is still restricted by the government.

The Scottish Lib Dem leader asks "who is going to look after the children?"

The first minister replies: “We have to bring the economy back carefully.”

Ms Sturgeon says she wants to see more key workers get access to childcare hubs and she points to guidance published this week for early learning and childcare.

She says she hopes, even with the "contingency" blended model, children will be back to normal schooling "as quickly as we can".

Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie is discouraged by Scotland missing its climate target for the second year running, adding this time around it was "not even a near miss".

Mr Harvie is also alarmed to see short-haul flights restart from London to Scotland when there is lots of spare rail capacity.

He points out that green jobs should be at the heart of the economic recovery.

The first minister replies that "monumental challenges" remain on meeting targets right across the globe, but adds that, in terms of reductions in emissions so far, only Sweden is doing better than Scotland.

After stressing her commitment to investing in the renewables industry and in alternatives to flying, Nicola Sturgeon ends by stating: "To say Scotland does not have a good track record and a good foundation is way wide of the mark."

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Richard Leonard says the only thing the Scottish government has published is about blended learning and nothing about getting back to normal schooling.

He pivots to some children having no access to online lessons since schools closed in March because “not one single device” has been issued to those from deprived backgrounds.

Where is the ambition to tackle this school crisis with the same urgency as has been seen in tackling the health emergency?

The first minister insists the commitment is there.

All of this involves “hard graft” and that is what the Scottish government is giving, she adds.

The first minister says the pandemic has created an "education emergency", but argues children also have a right not to be put at risk.

Most evidence suggests children are less susceptible to the virus but we do not know enough about it yet, she adds, pointing to a tiny minority of children suffering inflammatory disease complications.

“We cannot play fast and loose with the safety of our children,” Nicola Sturgeon insists.

She says councils have been given extra resources and the government is working with them to develop blended learning plans, with discussions on further resources possible.

Richard Leonard argues the Scottish government has a responsibility to give councils the resources they need to restart the education system.

Teachers, parents and young people want clarity, the Scottish Labour leader says, but they’ve had nothing but “mixed messages”.

He calls for a detailed route map and timetable for a return to full-time, face-to-face schooling.

Nicola Sturgeon points to the report of the education recovery group.

This is not about an unwillingness to make resources available but about having an approach to schooling to keep children safe, the first minister adds.

She says a careful approach to coming out of lockdown is necessary if we want to get back to normal in education, the economy and wider society.

Richard Leonard highlights comments made by Scotland’s children’s commissioner, Bruce Adamson, about the obligation to ensure children have access to the human right of education.

“We need to pull out all the stops to ensure children can return safely and full time as soon as possible,” he argues.

He asks what the Scottish government will do to ensure this.

The first minister says she does not put a price tag on the education of children.

"But equally, I will not act recklessly to put the lives of children, teachers or the wider community at risk."

Ms Sturgeon points out that Scotland has not had to cancel plans to bring schools back as the UK government had to do last week.

She says she will continue to be "enormously tested" by the pandemic, but adds that she is not sure people looking at Jackson Carlaw and his party will be "seeing a particularly appealing picture".