REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: 1,196 new Covid-19 cases confirmed in past 24 hours, with 51 of them in the north and north-east

A further 51 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours.

A total of 1,196 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 45,232.

The new cases represent 16.9% of newly tested individuals.

A total of 629 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 58 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.

Nine new coronavirus-linked deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 886,407 people in Scotland have been tested.

A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 34 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 2,889.

The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 856 after 14 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 59 and two new cases in Orkney brings the island’s total positive cases to 26.

There have been no new cases recorded in Shetland and its total remains at 63.