now declining.

A further 37,535 confirmed cases across the UK

were announced by the government on Monday.

It is thought the infection rate was much higher

than was evident from the reported number of
cases during the first peak in spring last year.
Testing capacity was too limited to detect the true
number of daily cases.

Although the new variant is now spreading more

rapidly than the original version, it is not believed
to be more deadly.

Coronavirus in Scotland: Key figures and