Nicola Sturgeon to give covid update today as cases continue to rise across Scotland - Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon will give an update on the coronavirus situation in Scotland later as cases continue to rise.

The First Minister is expected to announce the latest covid figures and address the state of the pandemic across the country.

Over the last couple of weeks cases of the deadly virus have risen in Scotland which is down to the spread of the Delta variant which originated in India.

Chief Medical Officer Gregor Smith will join Sturgeon to help answer questions from journalists following an opening statement.

Yesterday, the Scottish Government announced five covid deaths in the last 24-hour period.

In the same time period a total of 3,799 people returned positive tests, which was a rise of more than 1,000 on the previous day.

Speaking yesterday Sturgeon confirmed the Scottish Government is reviewing the policy on self-isolation, including for school pupils, in light of the impact of the vaccine rollout.

She said the number of coronavirus infections in Scotland is "higher than we want them to be right now and higher than we should be comfortable with" but suggested we may be seeing a "stabilisation and a slowing-down of the rate of increase".

Here's all you need to know about the briefing:

What time is the briefing?

The SNP leader will get to the podium in St Andrew's House in Edinburgh at around 12.15pm.

She will give a short update on the recent numbers across the country then take questions from journalists on the state of the pandemic.

Where can I watch the briefing?

The Scottish Government's briefing on coronavirus will be streamed live on the Daily Record Facebook page from 12.15pm. You can watch it here.

It will also be available to watch on the Scottish Government Twitter account.

If you're out and about or sitting at work and can't watch the briefing then the Daily Record will be live blogging throughout.

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