Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.Lanarkshire saw a further 274 new coronavirus cases confirmed yesterday.First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the figures at her daily briefing in Edinburgh this afternoon, meaning a record 2719 new positive tests were confirmed in the region last week.The total number of cases in the region this month now exceeds 7000 - more than 1.5 times the 4375 cases confirmed in the region between March and September.In total, 11,395 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Lanarkshire and 395 people have died from the virus.A new five-tier system of restrictions is set to be debated by MSPs at Holyrood tomorrow (October 27) before coming into force on.
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