Summary

  • First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says all adults in Scotland will have first dose of vaccine by 18 July - two weeks ahead of schedule

  • A further 950 people tested positive on Thursday - 3.5% of the total number of tests carried out

  • The number of people in hospital with the virus has fallen by 12 to 128, while 12 people are in ICU units

  • The deaths of a further two people who had tested positive for the virus in the previous 28 days have also been recorded

  • All adults in Scotland should have been offered a first dose of the vaccine by the end of next week

  • Ms Sturgeon urges people watching the Scotland vs England match to be sensible and stick to the Covid rules

  • Non-essential travel from Scotland to Manchester and Salford to be banned from Monday because of high levels of the virus there

Live Reporting

BBC Scotland News

  1. Where are Scotland's Covid hotspots?

    Dundee has by far the highest case rate among local authorities, after a rapid increase in recent weeks.

    The latest figures indicate there are 316 cases per 100,000 people.

    Covid rates by council

    South Ayrshire and Edinburgh have also seen big increases recently.

    The situation in Glasgow, where attention has been focused on outbreaks in the south of the city, appears to have stabilised.

    Case rates have previously been used to guide decisions on which level a council area should be in, but other factors such as the pressures on the NHS locally are taken into account.

    So far, the increase in hospital numbers in this latest wave of Covid appears to be much slower than in earlier upsurges, with the increased vaccination coverage and the younger age profile of those being infected likely to be playing a role.

  2. Good afternoon

    Welcome to today's live page.

    You can watch the Scottish government coronavirus briefing here with us from 12.15pm.

    It will be led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and national clinical director Jason Leitch.

    As ever, you can follow our summaries, analysis and reaction here or watch and listen using the tabs above.

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy and privacy policy before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.