A further 3,598 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours – with the disease claiming another 31 lives.
Latest data published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland shows there are 1,076 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals – down 31 from yesterday
The number of people battling the virus in ICUs across the nation is 82 – down 12 over the same period.
The new fatalities mean Scotland's Covid death remains at 8,427.
However, 10,688 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to Sunday, September 12.
In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, West Dunbartonshire has the highest rate in the country – at 753.9 as of Tuesday, September 21.
North Lanarkshire has the second-highest infection rate at 644.6 while South Ayrshire is third with 627.8.
In terms of Ayrshire's remaining two local authorities, North Ayrshire has the highest rate of 589.9 while East Ayrshire's rate is 581.4
In Ayrshire, 299 new cases have been reported. Broken down, 108 were in East Ayrshire, 98 in North Ayrshire and 93 in South Ayrshire.
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7-day infection rate per 100,000 population for each council area...
89.3 Orkney Islands
131.2 Shetland Islands
158.5 Na h-Eileanan Siar
204.8 Moray
289.3 Highland
291.8 Angus
302.8 Scottish Borders
327.2 East Lothian
346.6 Dumfries & Galloway
361.6 City of Edinburgh
375.2 Perth & Kinross
390.7 Aberdeen City
431.9 Argyll & Bute
444.5 Clackmannanshire
461.7 Aberdeenshire
502.5 Glasgow City
511.4 Dundee City
520.8 Stirling
522.5 Falkirk
532.5 Midlothian
532.7 South Lanarkshire
536.7 Fife
545.5 East Renfrewshire
550 West Lothian
560 East Dunbartonshire
573.6 Inverclyde
581.4 East Ayrshire
589.9 North Ayrshire
608.7 Renfrewshire
627.8 South Ayrshire
644.6 North Lanarkshire
753.9 West Dunbartonshire
There are currently 119 Covid patients in Ayrshire hospitals and seven people being treated for the disease in intensive care.
A total of 4,163,235 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccination and 3,815,907 have received a second dose.
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