The number of people being treated for Covid in hospital rises the ninth day in a row after a surge in infection rates.
A total of 5,912 new cases were recorded in the past 24 hours but no new deaths, the latest figures show.Vaccination figures
It comes after the Scottish government said on Sunday that every person over the age of 18 in Scotland, who had attended scheduled appointments, had been given the opportunity to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Some of those eligible have rearranged their appointments for heath or work reasons and are due to get their second dose later.
Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has urged people "not to leave the job half done" on being vaccinated against Covid-19 and take up their second dose. A total of 4,140,616 people had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination by Sunday and 3,777,461 had received their second dose.
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