A further 1,542 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours with the disease claiming another eight lives.
Figures published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland today show there remain 353 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals - down three on yesterday.
There are 41 people battling the virus in ICUs across the nation which is one less than yesterday.
The new fatalities mean Scotland's Covid death toll now stands at 8,029.
However, 10,421 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to August 8.
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, East Lothian has the highest rate in the country — at 267.8 as of Wednesday, August 11.
North Ayrshire has the second-highest infection rate at 230.2 while North Lanarkshire is third with 226.6.
Of Ayrshire's remaining two local authorities, East Ayrshire's rate is 152.1 and South Ayrshire's is 146.2.
A total of 134 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the region in the last 24 hours. Broken down, 67 were in North Ayrshire, 46 in East Ayrshire and 21 in South Ayrshire.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
49.1 Orkney Islands
49.1 Na h-Eileanan Siar
56.8 Shetland Islands
87.8 Moray
94.1 Angus
100.6 Perth & Kinross
106.5 Aberdeen City
122.3 Aberdeenshire
123.6 Dundee City
133.3 East Dunbartonshire
133.9 Stirling
134.5 Falkirk/Scottish Borders
141.4 West Lothian
142.8 Midlothian
146.2 South Ayrshire
149.8 Argyll & Bute
152.1 East Ayrshire
152.9 Highland
155.5 Renfrewshire
156.0 Clackmannanshire
159.6 City of Edinburgh
163.3 Glasgow City
164.5 East Renfrewshire
167.2 Dumfries & Galloway
177.8 Inverclyde
194.1 Fife
216.2 West Dunbartonshire
225.7 South Lanarkshire
226.6 North Lanarkshire
230.2 North Ayrshire
267.8 East Lothian
There are 19 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals – up one from yesterday – while fewer than five people are battling the disease in intensive care in the region.
A total of 4,044,950 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,412,051 have received a second dose.
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