ANOTHER 26 people have died in Scotland after contracting Covid-19, new figures show.

The deaths, recorded in the past 24 hours among people who tested positive in the previous 28 days, bring the total under that measurement to 8319.

However, the latest case numbers have not been updated due to a “technical issue” which is also affecting the availability of data on tests, ICU admissions and vaccinations.

Public Health Scotland said: “Tomorrow’s update will include figures for today.”

Some 1054 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19, a decrease of 25.