ANOTHER 34 people have died in Scotland after testing positive for Covid-19, the latest daily figures show.
A further 3055 cases of coronavirus were also recorded in the Scottish Government data, with a positivity rate of 6.9%.
The deaths, recorded amongst people who contracted the virus within the previous 28 days, bring the total to 8721.
There were 988 people in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19, a decrease of 10 from the previous day.
Of those 68 were in intensive care, an increase of three.
A total of 4,229,178 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccination and 3,852,067 have received their second dose.
Those over 70 – and those on the highest risk list – are now receiving booster jags.
People on the highest risk list who are immunosuppressed or immunocompromised are being invited separately for a third dose.
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