A further 52 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 1,167 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 46,399.
The new cases represent 17.6% of newly tested individuals.
A total of 675 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 62 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.
15 new coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 893,041 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these people, 846,642 were confirmed negative.
A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 38 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 2,927.
The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 867 after 11 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.
There have been three more cases recorded in the Western Isles, meaning the total there is now 62.
There have been no new cases recorded in Shetland or Orkney leaving their cumulative totals on 63 and 24 respectively.