REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 1,054 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 56 of them in the north and north-east

A further 56 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.

A total of 1,054 people across Scotland have received positive results since yesterday.

The latest update from the Scottish Government shows the number of positive cases since the outbreak began has risen to 34,760.

The new cases represent 13.0% of newly tested individuals.

A total of 319 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 28 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.

One new coronavirus-linked deaths has been registered in the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 820,986 people in Scotland have been tested.

A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 34 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 2,485.

The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 747 after 19 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

The Western Isles has recorded a further three cases in the past 24 hours bringing the island’s total to 53.

There have been no new cases recorded in Shetland or Orkney, leaving their cumulative totals on 60 and 23 respectively.