Covid: Scotland records 17 coronavirus deaths and 7,676 positive in 24 hours

Scotland has recorded 17 more coronavirus deaths and a further 7,676 positive cases of the virus.

The figures, provided in the daily update from the Scottish Government, take the number of people who have died within 28 days of a positive Covid test to 10,407.

There were 1,042 people in hospital on Thursday with recently confirmed Covid-19, down from 1,083 on Wednesday.

The number of people requiring intensive care decreased from 29 to 27.

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The figures also showed that across Scotland 4,418,804 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,132,928 have received their second dose, and 3,310,626 have received a third dose or booster.