Fewer than 1,000 people with Covid being treated in Scotland's hospitals
The number is below 1,000 for the first time in over a month, but 24 more deaths of people with coronavirus have also been registered
The number of people with coronavirus being treated in Scotland’s hospitals has dropped below 1,000 for the first time since early January.
There were 990 people in hospital on Friday with recently confirmed Covid, down from 1,042 on Thursday.
The number of people requiring intensive care for longer than 28 days decreased from 27 to 25.
However there have been another 24 deaths recorded of people who’d tested positive for the virus.
5,650 new cases have been recorded from both lateral flow and PCR tests.
The figures also showed that across Scotland, 4,419,733 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination, 4,134,606 have received their second dose, and 3,314,502 have received a third dose or booster.
Since the start of the outbreak, 29% of Covid-registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 64% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings, according to Scottish Government figures released on January 30.