Deaths in Scotland rise by 16

THE number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Scotland has risen by 16 to 2,261.

The Health Protection Scotland statistics also indicate 15,041 people have now tested positive for the virus north of the Border, up by 72 from 14,969 on Friday.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde continues to be the health board with the most confirmed cases (3,865) and had 379 people in hospital as of midnight.

There have been 2,649 cases in Lothian, with 162 in hospital, and 1,645 cases in Tayside where there are just 13 people in hospital.

On May 22, there were 484 adult care homes with a current case of suspected Covid-19, nearly half of the country’s total (45%).

In the UK as a whole there have been a further 282 deaths, taking the total to 36,675.