Latest figures released by the Scottish Government show there has been one further case of Covid-19 detected across the north and north-east of Scotland.
The diagnosis was made in Grampian during the past 24 hours and brings the total number of people testing positive in the region to 1,414.
No new cases of the virus have been recorded in the Highlands, that has a total of 374.
On the islands, totals remain at 54 on Shetland, nine on Orkney and seven in the Western Isles.
As of 2pm today 242,510 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
224,314 confirmed negative
18,196 positiveFull data now published on our website ➡️ https://t.co/bZPbrCoQux
Health advice ➡️ https://t.co/l7rqArB6Qu#COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/7sRR6ukQmb— Scottish Government (@scotgov) June 25, 2020
To date 242,510 people have been tested for coronavirus through NHS Scotland labs and UKG. Of these, 224,314 were confirmed negative and 18,196 were positive – a rise of five since yesterday.
As of midnight a total of 472 have been treated in hospital, with seven in intensive care. There are a further 11 people in intensive care with suspected Covid-19.
Since March 5, 4,034 inpatients have been discharged from hospital.
The figures also show a further two people have died after contracting the virus. Scotland’s death toll is now 2,482.
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Scots must remain vigilant
Speaking at her daily briefing in Edinburgh, Nicola Sturgeon cautioned that people must remain vigilant to the threat posed by coronavirus.
The First Minister spoke about the “risks we still face” as more lockdown restrictions are eased.
Ms Sturgeon said: “My main worry right now is we start to believe the virus has gone away, and that it no longer poses a risk and as a result we all drop our guard and simply go back to life exactly as it was before we were dealing with this epidemic.
“And that would be a mistake and it would be a mistake that is very costly.”
She continued: “At every stage we need to remember that the virus has not gone away and it is very, very, unlikely to simply go away of its own accord.”
