Scotland is set to hold a minute silence to remember those who have lost their lives over the last year to coronavirus.
The Health Secretary said on March 23, the day lockdown was announced, Scots across the country will fall silent to remember who have died and are suffering because of the pandemic.
Since March last year a total of 7,500 have died in Scotland after testing positive for the deadly virus.
Jeane Freeman announced the minute silence during the Scottish Government's daily coronavirus briefing from St Andrew's House in Edinburgh.
She said: "Around two weeks ago, we saw the anniversary of the first case of COVID-19 in Scotland.
"Today we recognise a harder anniversary the first confirmed loss of life in Scotland to this virus.
"This pandemic has brought grief and heartache, over the last year, we've been discussing with different organisations and communities how we can commemorate those who have lost their lives.
"As part of that we intend to hold a national minute's silence on the 23rd of March, the anniversary of lockdown."
Scotland has recorded 17 deaths from coronavirus and 682 positive tests in the past 24 hours, Jeane Freeman said.
It brings the death toll under this measure - of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days - to 7,500.
Speaking during the Scottish Government's daily briefing, the Health Secretary said 208,429 people have now tested positive in Scotland, up from 207,747 the previous day.
The daily test positivity rate is 3.4%, up from 2.5% the previous day.
Of the new cases, 276 are in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 116 in Lanarkshire and 102 in Lothian.
There are 512 people in hospital confirmed to have the virus, down 13 in 24 hours, and 38 patients are in intensive care, down two.
Ms Freeman said 1,844,636 people have received their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine, up 18,836 from yesterday, and 149,409 have received their second dose.
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