SCOTLAND has recorded 176 further cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours, the latest Scottish Government figures show.
The stats published on April 25 also show that one further person has died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19.
However, registry offices are generally closed on the weekends, so this may not be a true reflection of the numbers over the past day.
The 176 positive cases identified through testing represents 1.3% of the 16,434 tests conducted over the past 24 hours.
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Public Health Scotland (PHS) has experienced technical issues that have impacted on the creation of daily dashboard and open data files, including the vaccination data.
PHS say they are working to resolve all issues for reporting tomorrow.
The latest available vaccination figures, published on April 24, show that 2,764,607 people in Scotland have received the first dose of the Covid jag.
A total of 993,180 Scots have also received their second dose.
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