Covid deaths in the past 24 hours. The latest figures for Scotland showed that 1,686 new cases had been identified overnight, bringing the total number of positive tests since the pandemic began to 334,141.
The Scottish Government has confirmed the death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days - stands at 7,820.
There are currently 529 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus with 51 being treated in intensive care.3,987,074 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,010,505 have received their second dose.