Coronavirus in Scotland: Over 2,000 positive new Covid cases as numbers continue to rise
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There has been an increase of 2,137 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours.
However, this is lower than Friday's confirmed increase of 2,539 new cases.
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As of December 31, 4,578 people who tested positive for Covid-19 have died.
The daily test positivity rate is now at 10.8% - up from 9.7% on Friday.
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