The north and north-east has recorded eight new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours.
The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there have been 49 new confirmed positive cases across the country and there have been no registered deaths in the last 24 hours.
A regional breakdown of the figures shows there have been seven new cases recorded in the Grampian area and one in the Highlands in the past 24 hours. The region’s total number of positive cases now sits at 1,846 and 391 people respectively.
There have been no new cases in for Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles.
Their total positive cases since the pandemic began remains at 16 for Orkney, 56 for Shetland and seven in the Western Isles.
A total of 432,849 people in Scotland have been tested through NHS Scotland labs and UK Government Labs to date with results showing 413,442 being confirmed negative while 19,407 were positive.
As of midnight a total of 254 were being treated in hospital, with three in intensive care with confirmed Covid-19.
Since March 5, 4,199 patients have been discharged from hospital.
Scotland’s death toll remains at 2,491.
REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: Eight new cases recorded in the north-east and north, as Scotland’s total rises by 49
