The Scottish Government has confirmed there have been 2,287 new Covid-19 cases in the latest 24 hour period.
According to the latest figures for Scotland there were 17 new deaths recorded.
A total of 727 people were in hospital with the virus, and 53 patients were in intensive care.
To date, 4,344,043 people have received their first vaccination with 3,945,451 having had a second jab.
It comes after two people infected with the mutant Omicron coronavirus strain have been identified in the UK.
Health Minister Sajid Javid confirmed the news on Saturday afternoon and said the cases are connected with the individuals having travel connections to southern Africa.
They are currently self-isolating and targeted testing put in place in the areas where the cases were discovered - Chelmsford and Nottingham.
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