There have been 273 new cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland in the past 24 hours.
The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there has been 1 death in the same period.
107 people are currently in hospital with Covid with 14 in intensive care.
It brings the death toll under this daily measure – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – to 7,643.
The death total has fallen from yesterday due to two previously reported fatalities having been “de-notified following further investigation into the date when the case was first notified to Public Health Scotland”, the health body said.
READ MORE: Covid Scotland: Death toll reaches 10,055 in latest coronavirus figures
Yesterday, 178 new cases were reported, with 2 new deaths.
2,752,575 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 847,655 have received their second dose
2,572 people received the first dose of the Covid vaccination yesterday.
A first dose has now been given to 60% of the adult population in Scotland.
READ MORE: When does Scotland enter Tier 3 and how does it differ from the rest of the UK?
Scotland is working towards April 26 as a date when hotels, restaurants, pubs, hairdressers, and retail can reopen to customers for the first time since December.
People aged 40-49 will be prioritised for a Covid-19 vaccine in phase two of the vaccination programme, followed by those aged 30-39 and then those aged 18-29.
These groups will be vaccinated once all those in phase one (the over-50s and most vulnerable) have received a jab.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here