SCOTLAND has recorded a further 168 cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the latest Government statistics show.
There have not been any further deaths from the virus recorded. However, the Government figures say that registry offices are generally closed on weekends, so this number may be an underestimate.
Over the past 24 hours, 11,516 new tests for Covid-19 reported results. Of these, 1.6% were positive.
The statsistics also show that yesterday there were 72 people across Scotland in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19.
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Of these people, six were in intensive care.
In terms of the Scottish vaccine roll-out, a total of 2,909,156 people have now received the first dose, the latest figures say.
Across Scotland, 1,485,296 people have received their second dose of Covid vaccine.
Since the start of the outbreak, 7661 people have died in Scotland having tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days.
Official statistics also show that 10,097 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, up to May 2.
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