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Nicola Sturgeon issues new warning as covid hospitalisations jump 50% in last week

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First Minister told MSPs in a statement at Holyrood today that 75% of confirmed cases in the last week had been among people aged under 45, as she made a fresh plea for younger Scots to get vaccinated as soon as possible.

The SNP leader revealed there are currently 883 people are in hospital with covid – 78 more than yesterday - while 82 people are in intensive care, an increase of five.Virus cases have shot up in the last month after schools reopened and the legal requirement for social distancing was scrapped - but the number of Scots requiring medical assistance as a result has remained much lower than the first two waves.Sturgeon said the latest figures did offer some encouraging signs ahead of a vote tomorrow on whether to introduce.

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