SCOTLAND has recorded more than 2000 new Covid-19 infections, the latest daily figures show.

Some 2194 cases were registered, with a positivity rate of 11.5%.

No further deaths were recorded among people who tested positive in the previous 28 days, meaning the total under this measure remains 8930. However, registration offices tend to be closed at weekends, meaning the figure could be artificially low.

There were 857 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid, up by 28 on the previous day.

Of those, 44 were in intensive care, down by one.

A total of 4,289,119 people have received their first dose of a vaccination and 3,879,942 have received their second.