A further 3,090 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours – with the disease claiming another 19 lives.
Latest data shows there are 785 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals which is down one from yesterday. There are currently 64 people with the disease being treated in ICUs.
Meanwhile, there are 63 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals while fewer than five people are being treated for the illness in the region's intensive care units.
The new fatalities mean Scotland's death toll now stands at 9,467.
However, 11,933 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to Sunday, November 14.
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Moray has the highest rate in the country – at 573.6 as of Thursday, November 18.
Falkirk has the second-highest infection rate at 554.9 while Angus is third with 536.2.
In terms of Ayrshire's three local authorities, East Ayrshire has the highest rate of 428.5. South Ayrshire's rate stands at 382.6 while North Ayrshire's is 307.6.
Of the 182 new cases reported in Ayrshire, 70 were in North Ayrshire with 61 in South Ayrshire and 51 in East Ayrshire.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
258.2 Glasgow City
294.3 Na h-Eileanan Siar
299.7 Dundee City
303.1 City of Edinburgh
306.6 Renfrewshire
307.6 North Ayrshire
320.4 West Lothian
321 Midlothian
323.6 Shetland Islands
342.6 Inverclyde
360.2 East Renfrewshire
360.6 South Lanarkshire
371.2 Aberdeenshire
374.7 West Dunbartonshire
382.6 South Ayrshire
383.8 Perth & Kinross
393.7 North Lanarkshire
395.6 Argyle & Bute
397.4 Scottish Borders
415.2 Orkney Islands
428.5 East Ayrshire
432.8 Highland
443 East Lothian
446.1 Fife
468 Aberdeen City
492 East Dunbartonshire
518.7 Stirling
528.4 Clackmannanshire
532.1 Dumfries & Galloway
536.2 Angus
554.9 Falkirk
573.6 Moray
A total of 4,335,881 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 3,935,095 are double jabbed and 1,342,841 people have received a third dose/booster.
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