February 15, 2021, 3:53 pm PICTURE POSED BY MODELResearch showed a rise in the number of Scots reporting suicidal thoughts during the Covid-19 pandemic. (Gareth Fuller/PA) Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up New research has found an increase in the number of Scots thinking about suicide during the coronavirus pandemic. The second wave of the Scottish Covid-19 Mental Health Tracker survey, which was carried out between mid July and mid August, a time when Covid-19 restrictions had been eased, showed 13.3% had thought about taking their life in the last week.