Coronavirus: No further deaths as cases rise by 232 overnight

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 104 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19.

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A further 232 cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland, the Scottish Government has confirmed.

No additional deaths have been reported overnight.

The death toll of those who tested positive currently stands at 7642, 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 2.5%, up from the 1.6% reported on Sunday when 211 cases were recorded.

Of the new cases reported on Monday, 58 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 56 are in Lanarkshire, and 30 are in Lothian.

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

According to NHS boards across Scotland, 104 people are currently in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19. Out of those, 14 patients are in intensive care.

The Scottish Government also confirmed that 2,747,694 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 3463 from the day before.

A total of 757,115 people have received their second dose, a rise of 18,695.

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