SCOTLAND has recorded a further 1782 cases of the coronavirus, the First Minister has said.
Speaking at today's live Covid briefing, Nicola Sturgeon said there had also been one further death recorded of a person who had tested positive for Covid-19.
Sturgeon warned that this figure maybe artificially low due to closure of registration offices over the weekend.
She said 97 new deaths had been registered since Friday 8, which means 4969 deaths of people who had previously tested positive for Covid have now been recorded.
The First Minister said this figure "reminds of the heartbreak being caused by this virus".
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Referring to the 1782 new cases, Sturgeon said that the figure represented 11.5% of the tests conducted in the last 24 hours.
Greater Glasgow and Clyde saw 595 new cases, Lanarkshire saw 307, Lothian 194, and Ayrshire and Arran 144. The remaining positive cases are spread across mainland Scotland.
The newly announced figures mean Scotland has now recorded 151,548 cases of Covid.
Across the country, there are currently 1664 in people in hospital with Covid, an increase of 126 from yesterday.
The First Minister said this is "quite a bit above the peak of first wave".
There are also 126 people in intensive case, which is three more than yesterday.
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