OVER 6,600 new cases of Covid-19 and 18 deaths have been recorded in Scotland in the last 24 hours, according to the latest figures. 

The Scottish Government confirmed that 6,679 people have reported positive test results for Covid-19 since Friday.

This is a decrease from yesterday's figure of 7,258 new cases. 

In the last 24 hours, 18 deaths of someone who tested positive for Covid-19 within the previous 28 days were registered. 

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There were 1,291 people in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed Covid-19, with 35 patients in intensive care. 

So far, Scottish vaccination figures stand at 4,410,290 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccination, 4,122,152 have received their second dose, and 3,286,355 have received a third dose or booster.