Less than 3,000 new cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Scotland during the past 24 hours.
Scottish Government figures have confirmed that 2,802 new infections have been identified since Wednesday, with a test positivity rate of 8.0%
Four new deaths of someone who tested positive for the virus within the past 28 days were also recorded, with the toll when counting by this measure rising to 7,744.
READ MORE: 'Covid calculator' map predicts almost all Scotland still 'hotspot' by Level 0 move
Separate figures from National Records of Scotland which record deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate put the overall death toll at 10,189 up to 4 July.
According to the latest statistics, the vaccination programme has now administered 3,900,864 first doses, while 2,825,886 people have received a second.
READ MORE: Patients put at risk by rise in pharmacy closures with 'significant impact' on access to medicines
A total of 401 people remain in hospital receiving treatment for the virus, while 36 are in intensive care.
Scottish numbers: 8 July 2021
Summary
2,802 new cases of COVID-19 reported*
8.0% of the tests carried out in the last 24 hours were positive
4 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive
38 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
401 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
3,900,864 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 2,825,886 have received their second dose
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