A further 68 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics.
A total of 1,297 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 41,256.
The new cases represent 17.2% of newly tested individuals.
A total of 527 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 35 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.
Seven new coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 862,993 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these people, 821,737 were confirmed negative.
A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 55 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 2,774.
The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 820 after 13 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.
There have been no new cases recorded in Shetland, Orkney or the Western Isles leaving their cumulative totals on 62, 24 and 58 respectively.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 1,297 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 68 of them in the north and north-east
