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Twenty-eight people have died in the past 24 hours after being infected with coronavirus, bringing the death toll in Scotland to 2,819.
Deputy Prime Minister John Swinney confirmed this afternoon that 1,281 other Scots also tested positive for the deadly virus.
There were 496 new cases in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 258 in Lanarkshire, 194 in Lothian, and 89 in Tayside.
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That brings the total positive tests since the start of the pandemic to 62,812.
Currently, about 1,170 patients are being treated in the hospital and 83 in intensive care units.
The new figures come when seniors in Scottish schools are told to wear masks in classrooms.
Swinney, who is also Scotland’s education secretary, announced the new plans a day after all 32 councils were informed which of the five new levels of restrictions apply locally.
The Prime Minister announced new local lockdown restrictions as part of a five-tier plan at a briefing of parliament yesterday.
It will be applied in the 32 local authorities of the country, which gives time to prepare for the new rules that will take effect on Monday of next week.
The Highlands and rural areas like Orkney are at Tier 1, which has the least restrictions.
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It means that they will be able to socialize indoors will be kept under review, but that is not allowed at this time.
Meanwhile, Glasgow, Edinburgh and the rest of the central belt are in Level 3 with tighter restrictions.
this includes a ban on people from gathering indoors, pubs and restaurants close at 6pm without alcohol being served, and entertainment venues are closing.
The Scottish government also issued advice this week for Scottish families planning to go dress up for Halloween this weekend.
Parents are asked to keep children at home and dress up for Halloween or have a family Halloween party at home.
It is recommended that door-to-door disguise not be carried out this year to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Last Thursday, National Clinical Director Jason Leitch warned Scots to prepare for a “digital Christmas.”
Leitch said: “I am hopeful that the costs now will give us a more family Christmas.
“But Christmas is not going to be normal, there is no doubt about that.”
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