SCOTLAND has recorded a further 1034 coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, according to the Scottish Government’s latest data published today.
The daily test positivity rate is 5.4%, up from 4.9% the previous day.
There were also three deaths among people who tested positive for Covid-19 in the previous 28 days, taking the total under that measurement to 7942. Public Health Scotland advise that Register Offices are generally closed on weekends and so the figure may not be accurate.
Some 62 people were in intensive care with the virus yesterday, two fewer than the previous day. There were 422 people in hospital with Covid, a decrease of 23 on the day prior.
So far, 4,011,060 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination and 3,197,899 have received their second dose.
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