Daily covid cases rise above 4,000 for first time
It is the third time this week that the record for positive cases over 24 hours has been broken.
Scotland has recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus cases in a day for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Scottish Government figures published on Thursday show there were 4,234 positive tests over the past 24 hours.
Six deaths of Covid patients were also registered, meaning the death toll under this daily measure - of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days - now stands at 7,722.
It is the third time this week that the record for positive cases over 24 hours has been broken.
On Wednesday, 3,887 positive tests were recorded - the previous highest number since the start of the pandemic - and on Monday there were 3,285 cases.
The daily test positivity rate on Thursday is 10.5%, up from 9.8% the previous day.
A total of 275 people were in hospital on Wednesday with recently confirmed Covid-19, up 40, with 16 patients in intensive care, down three.
So far, 3,816,251 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine and 2,722,725 have had their second.
The latest figures came after Professor Jason Leitch said Scots who receive the seasonal flu jab could this year have it on the same day as their third dose of coronavirus vaccine.
Scotland's national clinical director said trials of using the two vaccines together have suggested it is safe and effective.
The UK-wide Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation on Wednesday set out interim guidance for a Covid vaccine booster programme.
The seasonal flu jab was offered to everyone over 55 in Scotland last year, extended to those over 50 where supplies allowed.
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