Summary

  • Nicola Sturgeon is leading the daily coronavirus briefing

  • There have been 159 new positive cases since yesterday

  • There have been no further deaths in the past 24 hours of people who had tested positive for the virus

  • 63 of the news confirmed cases are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde area

  • The first minister warns that the statistics highlight that Scotland and the UK are in a "very dangerous" place

Live Reporting

BBC Scotland News

  1. Total deaths in Scotland rise by a third between April and June

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    The total number of deaths in Scotland rose by a third between April and June 2020, according to official figures.

    The National Records of Scotland (NRS) said18,201 deaths had been registered, 4,515 more than the five-year average.

    Covid-19 was the underlying cause in 3,739 of them, accounting for 83% of the excess deaths.

    Deaths from diabetes, dementia and Alzheimer's were about a quarter higher than the five-year average during the three-month period, the NRS said.

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  2. Good morning

    Nicola Sturgeon

    Good morning and welcome to BBC Scotland's coverage of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday 9 September 2020.

    Today looks set to be dominated by statistics, with the revelation that the total number of deaths in Scotland rose by a third between April and June.

    The first minister will confirm the latest daily statistics in the briefing at 12:15pm.