Six Covid-19 deaths reported as next phase of vaccination set to begin
New vaccination centres in Edinburgh and Aberdeen will open on Monday (Andrew Milligan/PA)
Six deaths from coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland in the past 24 hours as the next stage of the vaccine rollout is due to start on Monday.
A total of 6,106 people have now died after testing positive for the virus in the previous 28 days.
A further 1,003 positive tests were also recorded, taking the number to 179,685 since the beginning of the pandemic.
1,594,023 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
Total confirmed as positive has risen by 1003 to 179,685 Sadly 6 more patients who tested positive have died (6,106 in total)
Coronavirus in Scotland LIVE: New lockdown measures to be announced next week
On Tuesday, the UK marked a grim milestone as it was confirmed over 100,000 people have now died after testing positive for the virus.
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On Thursday 28 January Nicola Sturgeon announced that further lockdown measures for Scotland will be set out within days and confirmed that the restrictions will include tougher travel rules and improvements to the test and protect system.