Nearly 50 more people across the north and north-east have tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours, Scottish Government figures have revealed.
A total of 1,202 new cases have been detected across Scotland in the last 24 hours.
Since yesterday, a further 28 people have died bringing Scotland’s death toll to 2,754.
One death has been recorded in Aberdeen.
As of today, 1,117 people remain in hospital, of those 85 are being treated by NHS staff in intensive care units.
968,169 people in Scotland have been tested for #coronavirus
The total confirmed as positive has risen by 1,202 to 60,403
Sadly 28 more patients who tested positive have died (2,754 in total)
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The number of positive cases in Scotland since the outbreak began to has risen to 60,403 with a total of 960,642 people having been tested. Of these people, 901,441 were confirmed negative.
A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 28 new cases in Grampian since yesterday. The north-east’s total is now 3,268.
A further 20 new cases were confirmed in the Highlands, taking the total to 1,026.
Shetland and Orkney recorded one positive test each, taking the former’s tally to 67 and the latter to 32.
There has been no changes to cases on the Western Isles meaning their total remains on 68.