Test tubes with samples of blood being tested for Covid-19.
There were 52 new cases of coronavirus in the north and north-east over the past 24 hours, fresh statistics have shown.
The total number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has reached 11,927 as a further 29 were confirmed in the Highlands.
Those new cases take the Highlands’ total to 288, Grampian increased by 23 to 889, there were no new cases in either Shetland, Orkney or the Western Isles, who remain on 54, seven and six respectively.
There are 12 people in intensive care with confirmed or suspected Covid-19 in Grampian, and fewer than five each in the Highlands, Shetland, Orkney and the Western Isles.
A total of 1,559 people who tested positive for coronavirus in Scotland have now died.
As of 2pm today, 58,833 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
46,906 confirmed negative 11,927 positive
1,559 patients who tested positive have sadly died.
