The total number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has reached 6,358 as a further 27 cases have been confirmed in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.
There are 22 new cases in Grampian, taking its total to 335, while the total number of cases in the Highlands has risen by five to 168.
Shetland’s case total remains at 45, Orkney remains on a total of five and the Western Isles has six cases.
There are 13 people in intensive care with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in Grampian, four in the Highlands and fewer than five each in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.
A total of 615 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland have now died.
Update on #coronavirus testing
As of 2pm today 32,885 people in Scotland have been tested
26,497 confirmed negative
6,358 positive615 patients who tested positive have sadly died.
Latest update ➡️ https://t.co/kZjGNz2EDe
Health advice ➡️ https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/Qb4eNCnP1Y— Scottish Government (@scotgov) April 14, 2020
Earlier today, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said it would be “unconscionable and unacceptable” for PPE supplies to be diverted from one part of the UK to another.
Speaking at a daily briefing about how Scotland is handling the pandemic, she was responding to reports that some companies are prioritising supplies to NHS England and care homes south of the border.
Ms Sturgeon said the Scottish Government will investigate reports that “supplies of PPE to care homes in Scotland are being diverted to England”.
She said if care homes supplies are affected it would be “unacceptable” and increase pressure on the national stockpile, which would be “a source of real worry”.
Ms Sturgeon said: “I hope nobody thinks this is in any way a point of a political nature.
“It is a point about fairness and co-operation as all of us deal with the challenge of this virus.
“All parts of the UK right now are facing supply challenges on PPE, indeed this is a global issue.
“Any situation where supplies were being diverted from one part of the UK to another without consultation or any sense of co-operation would clearly be unconscionable and unacceptable.”
