iStockScotland has recorded a further 18 coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours.
Figures released by the Scottish Government on Saturday also showed there were 2417 new cases confirmed overnight.
The figures indicate the death toll under the daily measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – is now 8773.
Of 31,935 new tests that recorded results 8.1% were positive.
There were 943 people in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 on Friday with 61 of those in intensive care.
A total of 4,246,101 people have received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination and 3,859,839 have received their second dose.
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