covid cases across the country. Figures have been on the rise in recent weeks, with at least 3,000 cases recorded every day for the last five days and a positivity rate that peaked at 12.4% on Monday.
The rise coincides with Scotland leaving the levels system earlier this month on August 9. But Scotland's national clinical director said he does not expect major changes to be made on Tuesday when the First Minister speaks at a coronavirus briefing in Edinburgh.