SCOTLAND has recorded 19 further deaths of coronavirus patients in 24 hours, the latest figures show.
Data released by the Scottish Government shows that the total number of deaths in Scotland under this measure - of people who died within 28 days of first testing positive - now stands at 9031.
The figures also show that 2902 new cases of Covid-19 were identified in the past 24 hours.
This represents 8.8% of the 35,188 new tests for the disease that reported results over the same time period.
Across Scotland yesterday there were 894 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19. Of these, 60 were in intensive care.
In terms of the vaccination effort, 4,299,649 people in Scotland have now received their first jag, while a total of 3,888,408 have also received their second dose.
A roll-out of third "booster" jabs has begun, but data on how many have been administered is not yet available.
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