Almost 2,000 Scots attended Euro 2020 events while infectious with Covid, data shows

Nearly two-thirds of cases – or 1,294 people – reported travelling to London for a Euro 2020-related event

There are 55 Covid cases in Scotland involving people who attending the fan zone in Glasgow. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Almost 2,000 people living in Scotland attended at least one Euro 2020 event while infectious with coronavirus, according to official data.

New figures from Public Health Scotland (PHS) show 1,991 residents who later had a laboratory-confirmed Covid-19 diagnosis were in their transmission period while at competition gatherings between June 11 and 28.