SCOTLAND has reached its milestone mid-February vaccination target, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.

Holyrood ministers have been aiming to offer the first jag to all over-70 and extremely clinically vulnerable Scots by February 15.

Although the latest figures only go up to February 14, the First Minister says she is “satisfied” the goal has been reached.

Speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing, she also confirmed another 559 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Scotland, with a positivity rate of 7%.

No further deaths were recorded among people who tested positive in the previous 28 days, though registration offices tend to be closed over the weekends. The total under that measurement remains 6615.

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As of 8.30am, 1,255,190 people in Scotland have received their first dose of the vaccine. A total of 81,745 people received first doses over the weekend, and more than 388,000 over the course of the last week.

Sturgeon told the briefing: “Today is the final date of the period during which we said we would offer the vaccine to everyone over 70 and everyone with an extreme clinical vulnerability.

“We'll report today's numbers tomorrow, but we are now satisfied that we have met that target."

She added: "Everyone in these groups has been offered the vaccine, however – and it's important to note – that as will be the case in any large scale system, we can't rule out that some people might have slipped through the cracks."

The First Minister added that 1428 people are currently in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19, which is 15 fewer than 24 hours previously.

Of those, 102 are in intensive care – a decrease of two.