Covid cases across Scotland have fallen below 4,000 for the first time in a week.
The daily figures released by the Scottish Government confirmed 3,893 people have tested positive for the virus.
The figures signify a dramatic fall in the country’s infection rate in the latest 24 hours, with a drop of 3,220 cases.
2,738,930 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
The total confirmed as positive has risen by 3,893 to 424,508
The number of deaths of people who tested positive remains at 8,111
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The decline comes just 24 hours after Scotland recorded its third record number of new cases in a single week, with 7,113 people contracting the virus.
Scotland’s death toll also remains at 8,111 as no deaths were confirmed in the last 24 hours.
A total of 424,508 cases have now been recorded by health officials across Scotland since the start of the pandemic.
Regional breakdown
NHS Grampian recorded the fifth highest infection rate in Scotland following an increase of 183 Covid cases in the last 24 hours.
A further 174 cases were also recorded by NHS Highland.
Health boards in the islands also recorded new cases with five new cases in both the Western Isles and Shetland.
NHS Glasgow and Clyde recorded the highest infection rate in Scotland, with 1,324 new cases in the latest 24 hours.
The infection rate is more than double that in NHS Lanarkshire with 639 new infections.
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Vaccination roll-out
A total of 2,376 people received the first dose of the Covid vaccine, taking the total to 4,103,687.
Meanwhile, 3,668,041 of Scottish adults are now fully vaccinated after 12,754 received the second dose of their Covi-19 vaccine in the latest 24 hours.
Drop-in centres are being held across the country as the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccines continues.
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