Aberdeen lockdown: Coronavirus cases increase by 25

The new Covid-19 cases take the Scottish total to 18,847 and mark the highest single day rise for more than two months.
Aberdeen lockdown: Coronavirus cases increase by 25

The Aberdeen outbreak was first revealed on Sunday, linked to the Hawthorn Bar on Holburn Street, with a list of other pubs and bars potentially involved published on Wednesday.

The number of coronavirus cases linked to an outbreak in Aberdeen which led to lockdown restrictions being reintroduced in the city has risen by 25 in the past day, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

The Scottish First Minister said 79 confirmed cases have now been identified and a further 30 are under investigation as being potentially connected to the 32 venues announced by the Scottish Government as possibly linked to the outbreak.

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