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A total of 2,422 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by seven from 2,415 on Monday, the Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon said at her daily briefing. This is the first rise in deaths in Scotland since Saturday.
Sturgeon said said 15,653 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 14 from 15,639 the day before.
Devi Sridhar, professor of global public health at Edinburgh University, has posted a useful thread on Twitter about why scientists are divided on the prospects of a second wave of infections. It starts here.
Confused why scientists disagree about a ‘second wave’? Thread attempting to explain:
1. Definition of ‘second wave’ debated. Some think it’s any increase in cases after a sustained drop over days. Others think it is an increase after prolonged period (months) of few cases.
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