Coronavirus: Further 191 positive cases recorded overnight

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 67 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.

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A further 191 positive 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 7659, 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 1.1%, up from the 0.8% reported on Thursday when 178 cases were recorded.

Of the new cases reported on Friday, 40 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 38 are in Lothian, 29 are in Lanarkshire and 23 are in Grampian.

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

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 67 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19. Out of those, nine patients are in intensive care.

The Scottish Government also confirmed that 2,802,152 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 5342 from the day before.

A total of 1,224,861 people have received their second dose, a rise of 40,232.

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