NHS Highland sees no new confirmed cases of coronavirus for third day in a row
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For the third day running, no new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in the NHS Highland area.
The total number of coronavirus tests which came back positive in the region remained at 331.
There was no change in the number of hospital cases either, with six people being treated in the region's hospitals for suspected or confirmed Covid-19 at midnight.
News of the third day without recorded cases, came as the Scotland-wide figure rose by 57 to 14,597, and First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced plans to publish a 'route map' for easing lockdown restrictions later in the month – subject to the pandemic spike continuing to decline.
Only two further fatalities were registered in the past 24 hours, although officials have cautioned that this small rise could be linked to normal under-reporting at the weekend.
A total of 2105 people who have tested positive for the virus have passed away in Scotland since the outbreak began.
Although the amount of new positive tests was low, the number of people being treated in Scotland's hospitals rose. There were 1427 people being treated for confirmed or suspected Covid-19 last night – up from 1308 the previous day. The number of those in intensive care also rose slightly, from 59 to 63.
Across the north of Scotland, there were no fresh cases in the Western Isles, Shetland or Orkney.
NHS Grampian registered 11 new cases to take its tally to 1200. There were 88 people in its hospitals with the virus, of whom seven were in intensive care.
