Coronavirus Scotland: Signs of positive trend as Ayrshire Covid patient numbers fall again

The number of Covid patients in Ayrshire's hospitals has fallen for a fourth consecutive day.

A total of 209 people are now being treated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran – the lowest number since January 16 and a reduction of 12 on yesterday's figures.

The positive trend comes as 76 new cases of the disease were diagnosed in Ayrshire.

New figures published by the Scottish Government also show 14 people remain in intensive care in the region.

Nationally, a further 895 people have tested positive for the virus in the last 24 hours.

Health workers continue to work around the clock to save lives (Getty Images)

Sadly, 61 new deaths were recorded bringing the nation's death toll to 6383.

However, 8347 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to January 31.

There are 1794 people battling the disease in Scotland's hospitals and 123 in intensive care.

A total of 742,512 people have now received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 9529 have received their second dose