What time is Nicola Sturgeon's announcement today? Where can I watch and what to expect?
The video will auto-play soon 8 Cancel  Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox. Invalid Email Something went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice  Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the latest regarding the coronavirus pandemic in Scotland later today. The First Minister is expected to remind people to test regularly and to attend their covid vaccine appointments when they arrive. Earlier this week Sturgeon said it was "likely" the lifting of lockdown restrictions across the country will be delayed for a period of time due to the rise in cases and hospitalisations. Scotland, and the rest of the UK, has experienced a jump in cases due to the Delta variant which originated in India. Over the last 24 hours four Scots have died after testing positive for coronavirus, according to the latest Scottish Government data. (Image: AFP via Getty Images)  In that same time period, 1,317 new cases were identified across the country with 140 people in hospital and 12 patients in intensive care units. Here's all you need to know about the briefing later today. The First Minister and National Clinical Director Jason Leitch will get to the podiums in St Andrew's House in Edinburgh at around 12.15pm today. Sturgeon will give a short update on the current situation regarding the state of the pandemic in Scotland then take questions from journalists. Nicola Sturgeon's covid briefing will be available to watch on the Daily Record Facebook page from 12.15pm. We will also be blogging the update by the SNP leader in our live blog throughout. The Scottish Government Twitter feed will also be showing the briefing from the First Minister. The First Minister will give a general update on the covid situation across Scotland at the Scottish Government briefing. She is also expected to remind people to get a covid test and to turn up their vaccine appointment or to rebook one if they can't make it. Sturgeon tweeted: "There will be a @scotgov Covid briefing at 12.15pm today, giving an update on todays figures and overall trends, and a reminder of the key steps we all need to take - get vaccinated, test regularly and follow the public health precautions. "Tune in if you can." To sign up to the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click here.