Cases of coronavirus almost double in Scotland yet still no cases registered in Highlands

THE Highlands is still awaiting its first official coronavirus case after the number of positive tests in Scotland increased to 60.

The Scottish Government has confirmed that there have been another 24 cases identified in Scotland in the past 24 hours.

The most are in Lothian health board area, where 11 people have been diagnosed with the disease.

So far there have been 2892 Scottish tests carried out.

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