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There have been another 50 deaths from coronavirus in Scotland in the last 24 hours.
Nicola Sturgeon also announced that 933 new COVID-19 cases were reported overnight, bringing the total number to 103,305.
Sadly, the total death toll has risen to 4,039 since the start of the pandemic in March.
984 people are in the hospital receiving treatment for the deadly virus while 52 people remain in intensive care
The news came when it emerged that several residents had died in a nursing home in Fife after a coronavirus outbreak caused 67 people to test positive for the virus.
A total of 35 residents and 32 staff members contracted the virus at the Canmore Lodge Care Home in Dunfermline.
Health chiefs confirmed that there have been “a small number” of deaths among some of the residents who tested positive.
But due to confidentiality reasons, NHS Fife only said that fewer than five people had lost their lives in the care facility.
They stressed that they were working closely with partner agencies to prevent the virus from spreading further.
NHS Fife Deputy Director of Public Health, Dr. Esther Curnock, said: “We are saddened by the deaths at Canmore Lodge Care Home and our thoughts go out to their families and loved ones at this truly difficult time.
“We are working together with our colleagues at the Fife Health and Social Care Association and the Fife Council Environmental Health Service to help care home managers try to prevent further transmission of the virus and ensure that the standard of care for all residents is maintained. “
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