THE Borders recorded 122 cases of coronavirus over the weekend, data shows.

According to figures released at 2pm today (January 24) by the Scottish Government, between Friday (January 21) and today.

The total number of cases in the Borders now stands at 17,304.

There are currently 54 people in hospital in the Borders with recently confirmed COVID-19 – a decrease of seven since Friday.

The total number of cases in Scotland stands at 1,124,048 and there are 1,435 in hospital nationally.