| Good afternoon, The number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Scotland has risen by 71. There are two people currently in intensive care with the virus and there were no new deaths recorded in the last 24 hours. The First Minister announced the updated numbers at Friday’s briefing, where she also reiterated Thursday evening’s decision to add four more countries to Scotland’s quarantine list. Full story here. A message from the editor: While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you. With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our advertisers - and consequently the revenue we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription. Subscribe to scotsman.com and enjoy unlimited access to Scottish news and information online and on our app. With a digital subscription, you can read more than 5 articles, see fewer ads, enjoy faster load times, and get access to exclusive newsletters and content. Visit https://www.scotsman.com/subscriptions now to sign up. Our journalism costs money and we rely on advertising, print and digital revenues to help to support them. By supporting us, we are able to support you in providing trusted, fact-checked content for this website. Your feedback is really important, please email me with any comments and suggestions at [email protected] Joy Yates Editorial Director JPIMedia Scotland | 