A further 3,077 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours — including nine of the new Omicron variant.
Latest data shows there are 582 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals which is up six from yesterday. There are currently 41 people with the disease being treated in ICUs.
Meanwhile, there are 53 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals while fewer than five people are being treated for the illness in the region's intensive care units.
A further 11 people have died from the virus in the last 24 hours meaning Scotland's death toll from the virus remains at 9,672.
However, 12,216 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to Sunday, December 5.
There have now been a total of 108 confirmed cases of Omicron in Scotland.
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, East Ayrshire has the highest rate in the country – at 640.6 as of Tuesday, December 7.
Falkirk has the second-highest infection rate at 569.3 while East Dunbartonshire is third with 512.2.
In terms of Ayrshire's remaining two local authorities, South Ayrshire's rate stands at 389.7 while North Ayrshire's is 367.2.
Of the 257 new cases reported in Ayrshire, 116 were in East Ayrshire with 78 in North Ayrshire and 63 in South Ayrshire.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
109.3 Shetland Islands
147.3 Orkney Islands
216.4 Dundee City
254 Highland
280.4 Perth & Kinross
280.6 Angus
283 Aberdeenshire
284.6 Scottish Borders
291.5 Argyll & Bute
298.2 Aberdeen City
300.2 Glasgow City
335.8 City of Edinburgh
352.3 Renfrewshire
354.7 Na h-Eileanan Siar
358.6 Midlothian
365.7 North Ayrshire
372 Stirling
378.2 Moray
389.7 South Ayrshire
391.9 Inverclyde
395.8 Dumfries & Galloway
397.1 South Lanarkshire
397.7 Clackmannanshire
405.8 West Lothian
415.1 North Lanarkshire
421 Fife
427.9 West Dunbartonshire
433.7 East Lothian
440.3 East Renfrewshire
512.2 East Dunbartonshire
569.3 Falkirk
640.6 East Ayrshire
A total of 4,357,567 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 3,965,437 are double jabbed and 1,961,588 people have received a third dose/booster.
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