Coronavirus update for Forth Valley

One of these was in Forth Valley.

Latest figures released this afternoon by the Scottish Government reveal that after three days with no more cases one more person in the region has tested positive.

Scotland’s other cases were in Dumfries and Galloway, Lothian and Lanarkshire.

A total of 281,741 people in Scotland have been tested through NHS Scotland labs and the UK Government testing programme to date.

Of these, 263,441 were confirmed negative and 18,300 were positive.

However, the government has said this will be an underestimate of the number of cases. Not everyone with the virus will display symptoms and not all those with symptoms will be tested.

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