Number of Scottish coronavirus cases rises to 171 – bbc news, bbc news

        

                                                       

The number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has risen to , the Scottish government has confirmed. latest figures represent an increase of on Sunday and brings the total tested to 4, .

The Scottish government cautioned. that an apparent slowing in the rate of increase may be due to a change in the testing system.

The number of cases in Greater Glasgow and Clyde remains the highest in the country at . The new statistics also reveal the first case of Covid – 42 has been recorded in Dumfries and Galloway.

Only two of Scotland’s health boards, Orkney and Western Isles, have yet to record a positive case.

The number of UK coronavirus deaths, which includes the first in Wales , is now .

Most of those who have died in the UK have been people over the age of 60 with essential health conditions.

                                                                                                       Image copyright                   Getty Images                                                         Image caption                                      More than 2, coronavirus tests have been carried out in Scotland                              

The total number of people in the UK to test positive for the virus has risen to 1, 728, according to the latest Department of Health figures .

More than , 16 People have been tested.

Earlier Scotland’s national clinical director said the NHS has enough ventilators for the beds it has at the moment.

Speaking on BBC Radio Scotland’s Lunchtime Live Prof Jason Leitch also said it would have sufficient ventilators for when the country’s intensive care capacity is doubled over the next few weeks to beds.

He said: ” Everybody is going to have to change the way they behave and work over the next while and the health service is no different.

“We are going to have to morph the health service into a slightly different version for the next two to three months. “

‘Viral spread’

Prof Leitch said this would partly be achieved by cancelling scheduled non-emergency surgery , such as hip replacements and cataract removal.

He also said the NHS has enough oxygen to cope with a spike in patient numbers.

Prof Leitch told the program he was comfortable with schools remaining op en.

He said: “Looking at the science, school closures – blanket school closures – don’t help us unfortunately with viral spread.

“School closures have a cost and the cost is that the kids have to be looked after and will meet somewhere else.”

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                       

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