A further 10 people have died from COVID-19 in Perth and Kinross while the drop in cases has stalled over the past week.
Figures from the National Records of Scotland showed a slight rise in deaths in the week starting February 15 compared with the nine recorded the week before.
That brings the number of deaths with the coronavirus on the certificate in the region to 240.
The number of cases recorded in the week between February 15 and 21 was 91, an infection rate of 59.9 per 100,000 - the exact same as the previous week.
And one neighbourhood, North Inch in Perth, has an infection rate of above 400 per 100,000, a figure likely linked to outbreaks at Perth fire station and the Balhousie North Inch care home.
However, the proportion of positive tests has dropped to 3.1 per cent from 4.1 per cent.
The decline in Perth and Kinross COVID cases had been one of the fastest in the country before the past week.
At one stage the seven-day transmission rate for the region was about half that of the national rate.
Between February 12 and 18, 82 positive cases were detected in Perth and Kinross at a rate of 54 per 100,000. That compared with a national rate of 104.6 per 100,000 and 5715 cases in Scotland over those seven days.
Last week NHS Tayside’s director of public health Emma Fletcher said she was “delighted” the number of cases across Tayside as a whole was the lowest it has been for a couple of months.
Dr Fletcher thanked both the vaccinators and those being vaccinated in coming out in all weathers to receive their jags.
Around 120,000 jags have been administered to over a third of the Tayside population eligible for the vaccine.
She added: “But we still don’t know if the vaccine prevents transmission. Early signs are promising but it is so very important for everyone to keep following the guidance whether they have been vaccinated or not.
“This is particularly crucial as schools start to reopen.”
Perth city centre councillor Eric Drysdale is responsible for health decisions as chair of the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board and is a member of the NHS Tayside board.
He said the overall picture was encouraging, but added: “We know that case numbers can quickly spike again, and indeed there are still a few localised pockets within the local authority area where case numbers remain a little higher.
“I would want to thank the public for their generally excellent observance of Scottish Government guidelines to date but I would also ask that nobody drops their guard now.”
