REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 961 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 48 of them in the north and north-east

A further 48 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.

A total of 961 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 39,959.

The new cases represent 17.1% of newly tested individuals.

A total of 487 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 36 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.

No new coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 855,458 people in Scotland have been tested.

A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 35 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 2,719.

The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 807 after 12 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours.

In the Western Isles, one new case has been recorded, which brings the region’s total to 58.

There have been one new case recorded in Shetland and one new case in Orkney bringing their cumulative totals on 62 and 24 respectively.