Coronavirus in Grampian and Scotland: First Minister warns of possible further restrictions
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Nicola Sturgeon has stated that further lockdown restrictions might soon be put in place to halt the rising number of Covid-19 cases.
During her daily briefing today the First Minister said that there is "a rising tide of infection across the country".
She added: "It is possible that we will have to do more.
"There may well be a need for some further restrictions in the near future."
Over the past 24 hours there have been 697 positive Covid results confirmed across Scotland, bringing the total number of positive tests to 32,906.
There were no deaths during the past 24 hours, but Ms Sturgeon warned that there is often a backlog following a weekend.
Four deaths of people with a confirmed coronavirus diagnosis have also been registered since the last briefing on Friday.
Cases in Greater Glasgow and Clyde have risen by 242 overnight, while another 130 have occurred within Lanarkshire.
The latest figures specific to Moray were published on Friday, October 2. According to these, there were five positive cases identified within the region over the course of the previous week.
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