ANOTHER 16 deaths have been recorded in Scotland of people who previously tested positive for Covid-19, the latest figures show.
The Scottish Government has said that "three previously reported, confirmed coronavirus deaths have been removed from the cumulative total".
A note on the Scottish Government website said: "On 8 October 2021, three previously reported, confirmed Covid-19 deaths have been removed from the cumulative total. In one case, report of earlier specimen date was identified, which resulted in a difference of more than 28 days between the first Covid-19 PCR positive test result and the individual's date of death.
"Public Health Scotland are investigating the other two to confirm that these are also due to deaths no longer meeting case definition."
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The latest deaths - taking into account the three that were removed - bring the total under the daily measure, of people who died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus, to 8773.
A further 2627 cases of the virus were also reported in the Scottish Government's latest daily data, representing 7.9% of the 35,891 total tests.
Across Scotland's hospitals yesterday there were 957 patients with recently confirmed Covid-19, a reduction of 23 on the previous day.
Of these people, 64 were in intensive care, a decrease of five.
A total of 4,240,984 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccination and 3,857,442 have received their second dose.
Those over 70 – and those on the highest risk list – are now receiving booster jags.
People on the highest risk list who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised are being invited separately for a third dose.
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