The first minister says today is the first occasion in which three deaths have been reported since 30 June.

Ms Sturgeon says this should remind us there have been three individual tragedies and she expresses her condolences to all who have lost a loved one in the pandemic.

Ms Sturgeon says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases is as follows:

• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 91
• NHS Lanarkshire: 32
• NHS Lothian: 16
• NHS Ayrshire & Arran: 8

The remaining are spread across the other seven mainland health boards, meaning that every mainland health board in Scotland recorded a positive case in the last 24 hours.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirms three people who tested positive have died, taking the total to 2,499 deaths in Scotland by that measure.

In addition, a further 176 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 2.3% of those newly tested yesterday.

This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 21,719.

267 patients are in hospital with a confirmed case (up 11), with 6 being treated in intensive care (up 1).

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will deliver the latest update on coronavirus in Scotland shortly.

She will be joined by National Clinical Director Jason Leitch.

We expect the extension of lockdown restrictions in the west of Scotland and the argument over pubs remaining open there to feature strongly in the briefing.

If you are just joining us here are the headlines from around Scotland:

• Restrictions on meeting in a house or visiting care home residents came into effect at midnight in East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire.
• It follows the introduction of similar measures in Glasgow, East Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire
• An SNP councillor calls for pubs to be closed down again, as more parts of the west of Scotland face fresh lockdown measures
• Up to 12,500 jobs in Scotland's pub trade are under threat, according to a new survey of bar and pub owners

• The number of confirmed cases involved in the Grantown Covid-19 cluster in the Highlands has increased to 37

• St Gerardine Primary in Lossiemouth is closed to primary one pupils after a child tested positive for Covid-19
• Retailers in city centres across the UK are being devastated by a lack of trade because office workers are still at home, according to the British Retail Consortium
• A care home in the Highlands will be the first to experience a new app to protect its residents when it's rolled out next month

Lockdown has been significantly eased overall in Scotland over recent weeks and we are now, for the most part, in Phase 3 on the route map, external.

The next date for review (which happens every three weeks) is this Thursday.

The move to Phase 4 can only be made if coronavirus is no longer considered a threat to public health. Nicola Sturgeon warned yesterday, therefore, that it was unlikely this would be the case.

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Meanwhile, five local authorities areas in the west of Scotland are under tighter restrictions than the rest of the country, prohibiting gatherings inside houses.

These will be reviewed next Monday 14 September

The government also previously put an indicative date of 14 September for the reopening of soft play, indoor live events and entertainment venues and the limited reopening of stadiums.

But the first minister warned yesterday the government may have to "put the brakes" on further changes to lockdown restrictions in light of rising care numbers.

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An SNP councillor has called for pubs in the west of Scotland areas impacted by the new restrictions to be closed.

Chris McElaney tweeted: “You can’t keep the virus under control if we act like pubs aren’t the top of every risk register regarding spread of the virus.”

But the Scottish License Trade Association said pubs were controlled environments, which were able to enforce strict social distancing and hygiene measures, unlike in private homes.

Paul Waterson told BBC Good Morning Scotland: “This is about people breaking the rules and it is almost impossible to enforce those in homes. If there are pubs and bars that are breaking the rules, then the authorities should look at that.”

He also said any fresh shutdown would be devastating for the sector. A survey of bar and pub owners out today suggests up to 12,500 jobs in Scotland’s pub trade are under threat because of the pandemic.

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Tougher restrictions on home visits came into force at midnight in East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire.

Andrew Polson, Conservative joint leader of East Dunbartonshire Council, told BBC Good Morning Scotland a rise in “selfish behaviour” meant the measures were necessary.

Mr Polson pointed to house parties in particular, where more than three households were mixing indoors.

He said: “People seem to have lost this message that we need to get on top of Covid-19 and the only way to do that is to put these restrictions in place.”

The restrictions now cover the five council areas of Glasgow City, West Dunbartonshire, East Dunbartonshire, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire.

The 1.1 million people in these areas:

• must not host people from other households inside homes and not visit others' homes. An exception to this is extended households
• can continue to meet other households outdoors, including in gardens, and in hospitality settings, provided all existing guidance is followed
• must only make outdoor visits to care homes, while hospitals should receive essential visitors only
• must self-isolate for 14 days if a member of their household is identified as a close contact of someone who has tested positive for Covid-19
• Formal and informal childcare arrangements can continue, however extra care should be taken

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Good morning and welcome to BBC Scotland's live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland on 8 September 2020.

More than 1.1 million people are now affected by tougher restrictions on home visits after they were extended to East Dunbartonshire and Renfrewshire.

The rules had already been reimposed in Glasgow city, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire last week.