Coronavirus: Further 224 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 224 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 1.2%.

Of the new cases reported on Saturday, 88 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 33 are in Lothian, 29 are in Lanarkshire, and 19 are in Grampian.

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

It was also confirmed that 2,883,384 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 6751 from the day before.

A total of 1,450,798 people have received their second dose, a rise of 26,590.

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