PixabayA further 11 deaths and 1381 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, according to official figures.
The daily test positivity rate is 4.9%, up from the 4.7% reported on Wednesday.
Of the new cases reported on Thursday, 290 are in Lothian, 289 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 220 are in Lanarkshire, and 118 are in Grampian as well as Fife.
The rest of the cases are spread out across eight other health board areas.
A total of 381 people were in hospital on Wednesday with recently confirmed Covid-19, two fewer than the day before. Out of those, 55 patients are in intensive care.
The lab-confirmed death toll of those who tested positive within the previous 28 days currently stands at 7976, however figures including suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now at least 10,370.
It was also confirmed that 4,018,503 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 2177 from the day before.
A total of 3,268,887 people have received their second dose, a rise of 19,265.
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