Coronavirus: Further 168 fresh cases recorded overnight

A further 168 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, the Scottish Government has confirmed

No additional deaths have been reported.

The death toll of those who tested positive currently stands at 7661, however weekly figures on suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now more than 10,000.

The daily test positivity rate is 1.6%, up from the 1.5% reported on Sunday when 200 cases were recorded.

Of the new cases reported on Monday, 49 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 28 are in Lanarkshire, and 20 are in Grampian.

The rest of the cases are spread out across six other health board areas.

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 72 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19. Out of those, six patients are in intensive care.

It was also confirmed that 2,909,156 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 11,181 from the day before.

A total of 1,485,296 people have received their second dose, a rise of 17,000.

The figures come as Nicola Sturgeon is set to review the coronavirus restrictions across Scotland.

On Tuesday, the First Minister is expected to confirm that the country will move down from level three to level two restrictions on May 17.