A further 9,311 cases of Covid have been confirmed in Scotland within the last 24 hours – and the nation's virus death toll is also on the rise.
Data has been published by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland (PHS) this afternoon as part of the national Covid-19 daily briefing.
Nationally, there are 2,383 patients with the disease being treated in hospital, which is up 23 from yesterday's reported figure. There are currently 20 people being treated in ICUs.
The number of newly-reported positive coronavirus cases recorded by NHS Ayrshire & Arran has risen by 741. Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 126,503 positive tests in the region and 1,775,358 million across Scotland.
Of the new cases reported, 265 were in North Ayrshire, 251 attributed to South Ayrshire and 232 in East Ayrshire.
As a result of the historical update in terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, Na h-Eileanan Siar has the highest rate in the country – at 3,113.2 as of Monday, March 28.
South Ayrshire has the second-highest infection rate at 1,673.8 while the Shetland Islands is third with 1,661.6.
In terms of Ayrshire's other local authorities, East Ayrshire has a rate of 1,654.6 and North Ayrshire's stands at 1,629.8.
A total of 13 of Scotland's 32 council regions have an infection rate below the national average of 1,356.9.
7-day infection rate per 100,000 population...
781.3 Orkney Islands
1,007.3 Dundee City
1,098.0 Aberdeen City
1,157.0 Angus
1,160.7 Glasgow City
1,271.2 Dumfries & Galloway
1,273.1 Perth & Kinross
1,276.3 City of Edinburgh
1,278.9 Aberdeenshire
1,282.5 East Renfrewshire
1,295.7 Stirling
1,322.8 Fife
1,341.4 Argyll & Bute
1,364.5 Moray
1,371.3 North Lanarkshire
1,397.0 South Lanarkshire
1,408.4 Scottish Borders
1,420.7 East Dunbartonshire
1,424.8 West Lothian
1,428.4 East Lothian
1,429.1 Clackmannanshire
1,434.2 Midlothian
1,464.8 West Dunbartonshire
1,513.1 Inverclyde
1,522.7 Highland
1,534.6 Renfrewshire
1,603.8 Falkirk
1,629.8 North Ayrshire
1,654.6 East Ayrshire
1,661.6 Shetland Islands
1,673.8 South Ayrshire
3,113.2 Na h-Eileanan Siar
Another 39 deaths mean 11,359 people have passed away since March 2020.
However, data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 13,684 deaths had been registered up to Sunday, March 20 where the disease was mentioned on the death certificate.
Across the UK, the figure is 164,671 as of last night and 186,094 with Covid mentioned on the death certificate.
There are 184 patients with the disease being treated in Ayrshire hospitals, a spike of 31 from yesterday, and fewer than five people in ICUs.
Nationally, a total of 4,353,178 people have received one dose of a Covid vaccine; 4,092,407 are double jabbed and 3,450,121 people have received a third dose/booster.
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