Coronavirus: Further 200 fresh cases reported overnight

No additional deaths have been recorded in the past 24 hours, according to official figures.

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A further 200 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, official figures have shown.

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 1.5%.

Of the new cases reported on Sunday, 77 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 24 have been recorded in both Lothian and Lanarkshire, and 23 are in Grampian.

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

It was also confirmed that 2,897,975 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 14,591 from the day before.

A total of 1,468,296 people have received their second dose, a rise of 17,498.

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