Scotland Scottish coronavirus deaths hit 16 as confirmed cases surge in Fife By Blair Dingwall March 24 2020, 2:46pm March 24 2020, 2:46pm Share Scottish coronavirus deaths hit 16 as confirmed cases surge in Fife Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/1217998/scottish-coronavirus-deaths-hit-16-as-confirmed-cases-surge-in-fife/ Copy Link Sixteen people in Scotland have died after contracting coronavirus – with almost 600 across the country now diagnosed with the disease. The latest statistics show total of 584 people across the country have now tested positive for covid-19. Of this tally a total of 48 were in Tayside and 25 were in Fife. It is a rise of six cases in the kingdom on Monday, when there were 19 in the area. The Tayside figure has risen by one. On Monday there were 499 confirmed Scottish covid-19 cases. The death toll has risen by two in the past 24 hours. Update on #coronavirus testing As of 2pm today 9968 Scottish tests have concluded 9384 confirmed negative584 positive 16 patients who tested positive have sadly died. Our latest update ➡️ https://t.co/kZjGNz2EDeHealth advice ➡️ https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/lPwmzqg6cq — Scottish Government (@scotgov) March 24, 2020 Read more on coronavirus on our live blog.2v