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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Katrine Bussey

Humza Yousaf: Covid patient numbers in Scotland ‘could rise for a few weeks yet’

As the number of Covid patients in Scotland’s hospitals hit a record high for the fourth consecutive day, the Health Secretary warned the total could keep rising for the next few weeks.

Humza Yousaf came under fire from opposition politicians at Holyrood after he told MSPs that modelling showed the rise in patient numbers could continue “over the next couple or few weeks”.

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