iStockA further 50 deaths and 3667 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, according to official figures.
A total of 46,217 new tests were carried out, with 8.5% testing positive – up from the 8% reported the previously day.
Of the new cases reported on Friday, 855 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 566 are in Lothian, 524 are in Lanarkshire and 344 are in Ayrshire and Arran.
The rest of the cases are spread out across nine other health board areas.
A total of 1011 people were in hospital on Thursday with recently confirmed Covid-19, 46 fewer overnight. Out of those, 79 patients are in intensive care.
The lab-confirmed death toll of those who tested positive within the previous 28 days currently stands at 8514, however figures including suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now at least 10,826.
It was also confirmed that 4,168,278 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 2222 from the day before.
A total of 3,820,182 people have received their second dose, a rise of 1754.
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