A third patient in Scotland has died from the coronavirus.
The patient who died was being treated by NHS Lanarkshire.
Meanwhile, in this afternoon's daily update, the number of cases in Fife has increased to 8.
Across Scotland, there are now 227 cases, which is up 32 from yesterday.
The NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area has the most with 57.
NHS Lothian stands at 33.
More than 6,000 tests for COVID-19 have been completed.
This lunchtime, Nicola Sturgeon said it was 'inevitable' schools across the Kingdom and nationally would shut due to a lack of staff.
She made the comments shortly after Kirkcaldy High School asked S1 and S2 pupils not to come into classes tomorrow and on Friday.
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