This brings the UK total to 41,988 in all settings. It brings the total number of confirmed deaths reported in hospitals to 29,908. The number of new Covid-19 cases in Scotland has risen by 344, as one more death has been recorded. (Image: Press Association Images)The figures reported on Sunday are less than half of the new cases reported the day before, when the Scottish Government said 714 infections were recorded. There have been 187 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Northern Ireland in the last 24-hour reporting period, the Department of Health has said.

Source: Daily Mirror September 27, 2020 15:14 UTC