Six people have died in the last 24-hour period in Scotland after testing positive for a coronavirus test.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the new figures at St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.
It means a total of 2544 have passed away after testing positive for Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic.
1246 new cases of coronavirus have been announced across Scotland in the same period.
397 people are currently being treated in hospital with six in intensive care.
440 new cases were reported in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 306 in Lanarkshire and 192 in Lothian.
The alarming trend shows transmission of the virus is on the rise, with hundreds of new cases now being reported each day.
As of 6pm tonight all licenced premise in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Lanarkshire, Forth Valley, Lothian and Ayrshire and Arran health board areas will be forced to close for at least two weeks.
Shops have also been asked to return to two metres physical distancing and reintroduce measures from earlier in the pandemic such as one-way systems, and face masks must be worn in office buildings and work canteens.
