A total of 17 deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours as the government confirms 1,712 people have tested positive for the virus since yesterday.
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| | | | | | | Scotland records 17 deaths in the last 24 hours as cases rise by more than 1,700 | | | | | | | | A total of 17 deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours as the government confirms 1,712 people have tested positive for the virus since yesterday. | | | | | |
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