THE NHS Louisa Jordan emergency field hospital at the Scottish Events Campus (SEC) is ready to receive patients from today.
Health Secreatary Jeane Freeman announced construction to the facility was completed yesterday.
It comes as the number of COVID-19 deaths in Scotland reached 903 - up ten from the previous day.
The Health Secretary said the number of coronavirus cases will be monitored in Scotland before the new hospital is brought into use.
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She said: “The decision on whether patients need to be admitted to the Louisa Jordan will be reviewed on a regular basis as the data on case numbers continues to come forward.
“As I’ve said before, I hope that this facility will not be needed, but it is valuable to have this extra capacity and I’m grateful to everyone who has delivered this hospital at such speed.”
The hospital will have an initial capacity for 300 beds, which can be expanded to more than 1,000 if needed. Construction and equipping the bed bays is expected to cost around £43 million.
Across the country, 39,612 people have been tested for Covid-19, with 8,187 coming back positive.
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As of Saturday night, 1797 patients were in hospital with either confirmed or suspected coronavirus, an increase of four.
Of those, 174 were being treated in intensive care units, down eight from the previous tally.
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