The Scottish Government has revealed there have been nine new coronavirus deaths reported.
The latest figures for Scotland also showed that there have been 1,016 cases recorded from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.
There are also 406 people in hospital who are confirmed to have the virus, while 61 are receiving treatment in intensive care.
The total number of positive cases since the pandemic started stands at 348,018.
The death toll since last March – of people who first tested positive for the virus within the previous 28 days – is currently at 7,952 .
4,014,212 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,231,331 have received their second.
The figures come as Nicola Sturgeon is set to give an update on the coronavirus situation across Scotland today from the Scottish Parliament.
The First Minister will address MSPs in Holyrood as cases continue to drop following a spike in June and July due to the Delta variant which originated in India.
Sturgeon will reveal whether Scotland will be able to move out of the Levels System on August 9.
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