iStockA further nine deaths and 1018 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland overnight, according to official figures.
The daily test positivity rate is 4.9%, down from the 6.2% reported on Friday.
Of the new cases reported on Saturday, 236 are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde region, 192 are in Lothian, 174 are in Lanarkshire, and 82 are in Fife.
The rest of the cases are spread out across nine other health board areas.
A total of 445 people were in hospital on Friday with recently confirmed Covid-19, 29 fewer than the day before. Out of those, 64 patients are in intensive care.
The lab-confirmed death toll of those who tested positive within the previous 28 days currently stands at 7939, however figures including suspected Covid-19 deaths recorded by National Records of Scotland suggest the most up-to-date total is now at least 10,324.
It was also confirmed that 4,009,611 Scots have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, an increase of 2034 from the day before.
A total of 3,180,160 people have received their second dose, a rise of 17,498.
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