Scotland has reported a further 1,049 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
The official daily figures for today were published at 2pm this afternoon, ahead of John Swinney's update.
The case number represents nine per cent of those newly tested for the virus on Monday.
This number is slightly higher than yesterday, but is a significant decrease from previous weeks.
Out of Tuesday's new cases, 92 were in the NHS Lothian health board, making it the second day the area has recorded less than 100 cases.
347 were in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and a further 196 in Lanarkshire.
Yesterday, the First Minister said there was some "grounds for optimism" as hospital figures appear to stabilise.
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Today, 2,010 people are in hospital with Covid-19, a decrease of six since Monday.
Intensive care numbers have reduced slightly, with 149 people now in wards around the country, a decrease of two since yesterday.
Sadly, a further 87 were reported.
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