A further 1,271 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours – with the disease claiming another 13 lives.
Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show there are 383 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals and 58 people battling the virus in ICUs across the nation.
The new fatalities — including one in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran health board region — means Scotland's Covid death toll now stands at 7,965.
However, 10,370 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to August 1
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Inverclyde has the highest rate in the country — at 219.3 as of Tuesday, August 3.
South Lanarkshire has the second-highest infection rate at 214.5 while West Dunbartonshire is third with 201.5.
Of Ayrshire's three local authorities, North Ayrshire has the highest rate of 168.3 compared to South Ayrshire's rate of 135.5 and East Ayrshire's 114.3.
A total of 108 new cases were reported in the region in the last 24 hours, with 51 in North Ayrshire, 29 in South Ayrshire and 28 in East Ayrshire.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
8.9 Orkney Islands
74.3 Shetland Islands
78.4 Argyll & Bute
79.4 Moray
88.2 Aberdeenshire
94.1 Perth & Kinross
96.4 Highland
101.0 Angus
101.5 Scottish Borders
106.5 Falkirk
114.3 East Ayrshire
123.9 East Renfrewshire
131.0 Renfrewshire
134.0 Aberdeen City
135.5 South Ayrshire
135.5 Dumfries & Galloway
138.4 City of Edinburgh
139.6 Na h-Eileanan Siar
142.4 Stirling
144.4 East Dunbartonshire
145.8 Dundee City
147.4 East Lothian
151.5 Glasgow City
153.7 Fife
156.0 Clackmannanshire
162.1 Midlothian
168.3 North Ayrshire
189.9 West Lothian
195.8 North Lanarkshire
201.5 West Dunbartonshire
214.5 South Lanarkshire
219.3 Inverclyde
There are 23 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals – down two from yesterday – while fewer than five people are battling the disease in intensive care in the region.
A total of 4,016,326 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,249,622 have received a second dose.
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