A further 4,917 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours – with the disease claiming another 30 lives.
Latest data published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland shows there are 1,079 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals – up 14 from yesterday.
The number of people battling the virus in ICUs across the nation is 91 – up two over the same period.
No new fatalities have been reported meaning Scotland's Covid death toll remains at 8,293.
However, 10,688 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to Sunday, September 12.
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, West Dunbartonshire has the highest rate in the country – at 1,112.7 as of Tuesday, September 14.
East Renfrewshire has the second-highest infection rate at 968.1 while Inverclyde is third with 901.9.
In terms of Ayrshire's three local authorities, North Ayrshire has the highest rate of 803.7 while East Ayrshire's rate is 755.8 and South Ayrshire's is 665.2
A total of 426 new cases of Covid were reported in Ayrshire. Broken down, 162 were in North Ayrshire, 141 in South Ayrshire and 122 in East Ayrshire.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
128.3 Na h-Eileanan Siar
245.5 Orkney Islands
249.7 Moray
275.5 Shetland Islands
398.3 Perth & Kinross
440 Scottish Borders
450.7 Angus
468 Dumfries & Galloway
479.5 Highland
489.3 East Lothian
522.1 Aberdeen City
552.5 Argyll & Bute
595.4 City of Edinburgh
614.7 Aberdeenshire
662.2 Stirling
665.2 South Ayrshire
670.2 Falkirk
719.4 Clackmannanshire
752.1 Fife
755.1 West Lothian
755.8 East Ayrshire
758.6 East Dunbartonshire
759.6 South Lanarkshire
770.4 Glasgow City
770.7 Dundee City
777.2 Midlothian
803.7 North Ayrshire
844.5 Renfrewshire
885.9 North Lanarkshire
901.9 Inverclyde
968.1 East Renfrewshire
1,112.7 West Dunbartonshire
There are 83 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals – up three from yesterday – while eight people are battling the disease in intensive care in the region.
A total of 4,146,847 people have received their first dose of a Covid vaccine and 3,791,597 have received a second dose.
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