More than 700 people have tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours.
Latest figures show that 788 new infections have been recorded since yesterday, with a further 44 deaths recorded.
The total number of cases in Scotland has now reached 93,943.
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1,077 people were in hospital yesterday with Covid-19, and 77 people were in intensive care.
1,170,888 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
— Scottish Government (@scotgov) November 28, 2020
The total confirmed as positive has risen by 788 to 93,943
Sadly 44 more patients who tested positive have died (3,720 in total)
Latest update ➡️https://t.co/bZPbrCoQux
Health advice ➡️https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu
There were 21,494 new tests for Covid-19 that reported results, and 4.4% of these were positive.
The total number of deaths has now reached 3,720.
According to the latest data, 42 per cent of Covid-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 51 per cent took place in hospitals, while 7 per cent happened at home or non-institutional settings (as at 15 November).
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