39 more more people have died from coronavirus in Scotland in the past 24 hours, the Scottish Government has confirmed.
The latest figures show there were 832 new Covid-19 cases recorded overnight, bringing the total number of positive cases to 75,187 since the pandemic began.
According to the data, 1,239 people are currently being treated in hospital with 102 in intensive care.
The latest numbers come as experts told of their joy over the development of a vaccine that could help the nation take its first steps out of lockdown.
The vaccine, being developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, has been found to be 90 per cent effective in preventing people from getting Covid-19.
It has already been tested on 43,500 people, with no safety concerns raised.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon welcomed the news and hailed it a "light at the end of the tunnel".
She said: "That is positive news.
"There is a long way to go go of course but I think this is news that should give us all some tentative hope."
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