Scottish Government announces 30 deaths and 6,768 new cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours

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The Scottish Government has confirmed that 30 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours. A further 6,768 positive cases were identified overnight.

1,458people are currently being treated in hospital with 16 requiring intensive care support as they battle the bug. The death toll for Covid-19 in Scotland remains at/rise to XXXX.4,405,059 people have now had the first jag with 4,102,038 receiving their second and 3,245,885 having their third or booster injection.The latest figures were released by government chiefs on Saturday, January 22.One health board did not submit data in time for this update; figures from Friday were carried forward for this Board.Meanwhile, more than 400 cases of a new Covid-19 sub-variant have been discovered in the UK.Health chiefs have confirmed that a total of 426 cases, named Omicron BA.2, have been confirmed by the Whole Genome Sequencing in England.The earliest infection dates back to December 6.The hotspots with the largest number of confirmed cases are in London, with 146, and the South East, with 97. Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here .