49 people with a confirmed case of coronavirus have passed away in the past 24 hours, bringing Scotland's death toll under this measurement to 6,764.
The latest figures published by the Scottish Government also confirmed that cases have risen by 773 overnight - making up six per cent of all tests - and bringing the total figure to 193,148.
Of these, 252 were recorded in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and 126 in Lanarkshire.
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Meanwhile, 1,383 people are in hospital with recently confirmed coronavirus, 100 of whom are in intensive care. This is 45 less people in hospital than yesterday, with two fewer in intensive care than yesterday also.
So far 1,288,004 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination - an increase of 32,814 since yesterday. It means that 28% of the adult population in Scotland have received their first dose of the vaccine. 17,137 people have also received their second dose.
The latest updates come as Nicola Sturgeon advised of no immediate changes to the current lockdown, with the core stay at home requirement remaining in place until at least the beginning of March - and possibly for a further period beyond that.
The First Minister did however confirm that the phased and gradual return to school will go ahead as planned from Monday.
