Covid in Scotland: 961 new cases but no new deaths

Summary

The first minister leads the daily coronavirus briefing after the first weekend of new restrictions were brought in
There have been 961 new positive cases reported - 359 in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area
Although there were no new registered deaths in the past 24 hours, there were 38 more hospital admissions, taking the current total to 487. There are 36 patients in ICU
All pubs and restaurants in the central belt were closed, both indoors and outdoors, at 6pm on Friday
Cafes in the in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire and Arran, Lothian and Forth Valley health board areas can open until 6pm
Pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes in the rest of Scotland will not be allowed to serve alcohol indoors. But they can open between 6am & 6pm for food and non-alcoholic drinks

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961 people test positive for Covid-19 in last 24 hourspublished at 12:17 British Summer Time 12 October 2020
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Nicola Sturgeon confirms a further 961 people have tested positive for Covid-19, 17.1% of those newly tested yesterday.
This takes the total number of positive cases in Scotland to 39,959.
Health board breakdown:
The first minister says the provisional data indicates the breakdown of new cases is as follows:
- NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde: 359
- NHS Lanarkshire: 244
- NHS Lothian: 112
- NHS Ayrshire and Arran: 88
The remaining are spread across eight other health boards.
The Scottish government briefing begins shortly...published at 12:11 British Summer Time 12 October 2020
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Nicola Sturgeon will lead the Scottish government's daily coronavirus briefing from 12.15pm. Today the first minister is joined by Health Secretary Jeane Freeman and Interim Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith.
How to watch and listen:
- On BBC One Scotland the programme will have the main part of the daily briefing. It will also have interviews with Dr Christine Tait-Burkard from the University of Edinburgh and the leader of the Scottish Conservatives Douglas Ross.
- Meanwhile, if you prefer, you can watch the whole of the briefing with all the questions from journalists on the BBC Scotland Channel
- Or you can listen to the briefing on Lunchtime Live on BBC Radio Scotland
All three are available here on this live page.
Covid-19 in Scotland: The headlines...published at 12:05 British Summer Time 12 October 2020
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Pubs across the central belt of Scotland closed their doors at 18:00 last Friday
If you're just joining us here's today's headlines:
- A ward at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow has closed to new admissions after a number of Covid 19 cases
- In the last hour, the UK Government's key medical advisers have given a stark warning about the continuing spread of Covid-19 in England
- The prime minister is preparing to announce a new coronavirus warning system for different parts of England
- Scotland's hospitality minister has said there is "no guarantee" that pubs and restaurants across the central belt will reopen in two weeks' time
- The Scottish government ordered their closure on Friday night as part of new Covid-19 restrictions, external
- The MP Margaret Ferrier who used public transport while knowing she was infected with coronavirus has called it a "blip", external
- Another member of staff at Glasgow's Barlinnie prison has tested positive for coronavirus
Your questions answered on the new restrictionspublished at 12:01 British Summer Time 12 October 2020
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Pubs in the central belt of Scotland were forced to close on Friday
With new rules having been introduced in Scotland, we asked what you wanted to know about the changes and what they mean for you.
Some of the rules apply to the whole country, some only to five health board areas - Ayrshire and Arran, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Lothian and Forth Valley.
Click here for the answers to some of those asked most frequently from the Scottish government.
Good afternoonpublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 12 October 2020
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Good afternoon and welcome to BBC Scotland's rolling coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic on Monday 12 October 2020.
This is the first full week of living with the Scottish government's tougher coronavirus restrictions across the country.
New rules have been introduced for the hospitality sector, with the tightest restrictions affecting 3.4 million people living in the central belt.
- Covid in Scotland: What are the new lockdown rules?