A total of 1,912 people have died in Scotland’s hospitals after testing positive for coronavirus - a rise of 50.
A further 136 Scots have tested positive for Covid-19 which takes the total number of confirmed cases to 13,763.
The number of confirmed or suspected cases currently being treated in hospital is 1618, a rise of 165.
While 81 people are being treated in intensive care, a rise of one.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon confirmed the new figures at her daily press briefing at St Andrew’s House in Edinburgh on Tuesday.
Sturgeon last night thanked Scots for their tireless efforts to beat the virus and stressed that progress was being made thanks to people staying at home.
In an address to the nation on BBC Scotland, she said: “The progress is real and it is down to you. But our progress is still fragile.
“If we ease up too soon, the virus could run out of control again. That would mean more people dying and all of us staying in lockdown much longer.
“There will of course be risks whenever we start to ease the lockdown. But my judgement right now is that the risk is still too great.
“Too many people are still dying, and the situation in care homes - despite the extraordinary dedication of our care workers - remains a serious concern.
“And the important R number - the rate at which the virus reproduces - is still uncomfortably close to one. If it exceeds one, the virus could rapidly take off again.
“That is why the Scottish Government is exercising such care and caution.”
