Four new cases of coronavirus in Tayside and one more in Fife as third death is confirmed

Twenty-four people across Tayside have now contracted coronavirus, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

There have now been 227 positive tests for covid-19 across the country – with one more confirmed in Fife.

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases across Scotland has risen by 32 on Tuesday.

The figure for Tayside is up by four and one in Fife.

A total of 6,091 Scottish tests have been carried out with 5,864 of them confirmed as negative.

There are 2,626 covid-19 cases across the UK.

A third Scottish person has also died after contracting the virus.

Update on #coronavirus testing

As of 2pm today 6091 Scottish tests have concluded

5864 confirmed negative
227 positive

3 patients who tested positive have sadly died.

Our latest update ➡️ https://t.co/kZjGNz2EDe
Health advice ➡️ https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/tHQT4iAT9Q

— Scottish Government (@scotgov) March 18, 2020

It comes after First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the closure of Scotland’s schools and nurseries from Friday.

More to follow.