SCOTLAND has recorded 386 positive coronavirus tests but no new deaths in the past 24 hours, Jeane Freeman said.
Speaking during the Scottish Government’s daily briefing, the Health Secretary said 202,470 people have now tested positive in Scotland, up from 202,084 the previous day.
The daily test positivity rate is 4.5%, up from 3.8% the previous day.
Of the new cases, 123 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 70 in Lothian and 51 in Lanarkshire.
No new deaths have been recorded, meaning the death toll under this measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – remains at 7131.
There are 824 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down 13 in 24 hours, and 71 patients are in intensive care, down seven.
Freeman said an “IT issue” means she could not give an update on vaccination figures from 8.30am on Monday.
She said these will be updated online by Health Protection Scotland at 2pm.
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Joining the Health Secretary is Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer Dr Gregor Smith. https://t.co/IU2hG2oibk
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