Weekly figures from the National Records of Scotland show there were 425 deaths linked to coronavirus in the seven days up to Sunday May 10 - down by 110 from the previous week and 244 lower than the total two weeks ago.

Scotland could now be seeing "sustained signs of hope" in the battle against coronavirus, the First Minister said, after the death toll fell for the second week in a row.

Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the decrease in the number of deaths, but stressed this "doesn't mean we can relax yet".

Speaking at First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament yesterday, she said that if transmission rates continue to fall, Scotland could "gradually relax the lockdown restrictions".

First Minister of Scotland during a special social distancing coronavirus First Ministers Questions at the Scottish Parliament

Weekly figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show there were 425 deaths linked to coronavirus in the seven days up to Sunday May 10 - down by 110 from the previous week and 244 lower than the total two weeks ago.

The NRS data shows there have been 3,213 deaths involving the virus recorded in Scotland as of May 10.

Hopes today have also been raised after an antibody test proved to be 100% accurate.

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Men make up 75% of ICU patients with coronavirus in Scotland

A third of Covid-19 patients in intensive care in Scotland do not survive.A new NHS report found that of 472 patients admitted up to May 2, 32.9% died there. Men made up nearly 75% of the people in ICU with coronavirus, the report found. Older people and those living in areas of deprivation also made up a high proportion of cases.

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More information on making the city cycle and pedestrian friendly released today:

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Nicola Sturgeon will give more details on the country's R number today:

Nicola Sturgeon will give more details on the country's R number (reproductive rate of the virus) today. The First Minister will discuss what impact the number is having on coronavirus policy planning. She has previously said the R number is between 0.7 and one in Scotland - believed to be higher than in other parts of the UK.

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Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of covering up an outbreak of coronavirus linked to a Nike conference in Scotland's capital by an Edinburgh MP.

Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of covering up an outbreak of coronavirus linked to a Nike conference in Scotland's capital by an Edinburgh MP.

Ian Murray, Labour's shadow Scottish secretary, has written to the First Minister asking when she knew of the outbreak, and if introducing lockdown when coronavirus was first discovered in Scotland could have saved more lives.

When asked about the Covid-19 outbreak linked to the Nike conference at the Hilton Carlton Hotel in Edinburgh on February 26-27, Ms Sturgeon rejected suggestions of a cover-up as "complete and utter nonsense".

A BBC Disclosure documentary suggested that one visiting attendee passed on the virus, with investigations finding at least 25 people linked to the event contracted Covid-19, including eight in Scotland.

Speaking at the Scottish Government's press briefing on Tuesday, Ms Sturgeon said the details were not made public because of concerns about patient confidentiality, which the Edinburgh South MP describes as "hard to comprehend" given the size of Edinburgh's population.

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More on these 100% accurate antibody tests:

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Nearly half of families with children in Scotland are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis

Nearly half of families with children in Scotland are struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus crisis, according to new analysis.

Using the Standard Life Foundation's Covid-19 Financial Impact Tracker, IPPR Scotland found 49% of families with dependent children are in "serious financial difficulty".

The figure equates to 300,000 households, with 30% of all households in Scotland reporting the same struggle.

Around 36% of family households with children in Scotland said they are potentially exposed, while just 15% claim to be financially secure.

Russell Gunson, IPPR Scotland director, has called on the Scottish and UK governments to do more, and he urged the devolved administration at Holyrood to provide lump sum payments of £250 per child to low-income families this summer.

He said: "The scale of financial difficulties facing families with children in Scotland is truly shocking.

"Nearly half of them are in financial trouble, and one in five are facing serious financial difficulties, meaning they are likely to be struggling to pay for food or essential bills.