Updated: 29 Jan 2021, 16:25
Another case of the South African Covid variant has been discovered in Scotland.
Data from the UK Government shows one genomically probable case of the virus north of the border.
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The South African variant was first sequenced in the UK in DecemberCredit: EPA
We told on Tuesday that the South African strain had reached Scotland as three cases were detected.
In the UK there is a total of 72 genomically confirmed cases of the South African variant and 33 probable cases.
England has the highest confirmed cases in the UK, with 61, as well as 30 probable cases.
Wales has eight confirmed cases and two probable cases, while Northern Ireland so far has no confirmed or probable cases.