A total of 1,001 new coronavirus cases have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours.
This figure represents a total of 4.6 per cent of those tested for the virus on Thursday.
Although "the highest figure for a little while", Nicola Sturgeon urged that the test positivity rate is below five per cent which is "encouraging".
The First Minister was joined by Chief Constable Iain Livingstone at the daily briefing, where she stated that a total of 104,306 cases of Covid-19 have occurred in Scotland since the start of the pandemic.
Out of the cases reported today, 196 were in the Lothians, with a further 246 in Glasgow.
125 were in Lanarkshire, with 117 in Ayrshire and Arran and 111 in Grampian.
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Hospital figures have also seen a slight rise, with 999 patients currently being treated across the country.
53 people are now in intensive care, a rise of one since yesterday.
Sadly, the First Minister also reported a further 31 deaths overnight.
You can find all of the latest updates from today's briefing on our LIVE blog here.
