Covid Scotland: 10 coronavirus-linked deaths and 1,498 new cases
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It means the death toll under the daily measure is now 8,013.
The daily test positivity rate is 5%.
A total of 356 people were in hospital on Tuesday with recently confirmed Covid-19, with 42 patients in intensive care.
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So far, 4,034,420 people have received the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination and 3,375,524 have their second dose.
Meanwhile, a total of 10,421 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
The latest data shows 51 fatalities which mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate were registered in the week from August 2 to August 8, up five on the previous week.
Of the deaths, 15 people were aged under 65, 13 were 65-74, and 23 were aged 75 or older.
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Hide AdThere were eight deaths in Glasgow, seven in North Lanarkshire and six in Dundee.
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