Five new people have tested positive for the coronavirus in Scotland, according to the Scottish Government.
It now means there are 11 people across the country who have the deadly virus.
So far 1525 tests have been conducted in Scotland with 1514 coming back negative.
There are currently three cases in Grampian, two in Forth Valley, two in Fife, one in Tayside, one in Ayrshire & Arran, one in Greater Glasgow and Clyde and one in Lothian.
The announcement today is the largest increase in a day since the first case in Tayside on Sunday.
The Department of Health has said the number of people who tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 163 in the UK.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Thursday that the number of people with Covid-19 in Scotland is likely to rise "very rapidly".
Speaking at First Minister's Questions, she said: "We may not be able to contain the virus indefinitely, but every day we manage that and every week that we manage that, taking a future peak out of the winter period and into spring and summer, then we help to reduce the impact."
She also expressed confidence that Scotland's two coronavirus testing facilities in Glasgow and Edinburgh would be able to cope with the rising demand.
Scotland's chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood has said the country is still in the containment phase.
