11 deaths of people with a confirmed case of coronavirus have been recorded in the past 24 hours, bringing Scotland's death toll to 7,859.
The latest statistics released by the Scottish Government also confirm 1,307 new positive tests were recorded overnight, making up 6.1% of all tests carried out yesterday.
Of these, 313 were recorded in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area while 199 were in Lanarkshire.
Meanwhile, 478 people are currently in hospital being treated for Covid-19 while 60 are in intensive care.
Earlier, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced key workers in critical roles in Scotland will be able to avoid self-isolation after close contact with coronavirus if they are fully vaccinated and are tested daily.
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Isolation will not be required for close contacts of infected people if their work is deemed to be essential and staff shortages could impact upon sectors such as health and social care, transport and food supplies.
Affected industries will have to apply to the Scottish Government for staff to be exempt from the mandatory quarantine rules and health and social care staff are not included in the change.
If the government deems a critical role can be exempt, the worker will still have to prove they have had two doses of coronavirus vaccine at least two weeks prior to any close contact, have a negative PCR test and agree to carry out lateral flow tests for 10 days after the contact.
