First coronavirus case recorded in Highlands

THE region's first official coronavirus case has been confirmed.

There was one registered case of the virus in the NHS Highland area in the past 24 hours.

It is among 36 new cases across Scotland, taking the national figure to 121.

The most are in the Greater Glasgow & Clyde health board area, where 31 people have been diagnosed with the disease.

So far there have been 3715 Scottish tests carried out.

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