Coronavirus update: Positive case numbers increase by 72 per cent in 24 hours
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A further 350 new cases of coronavirus have been reported in Scotland, the highest daily increase since May and a marked increase since yesterdays figure or 203.
According to Scottish government figures, a further three people who tested positive for the virus have died.
Sixty four people were in hospital on Friday - nine in intensive care.
Across the country recorded cases showed NHS Greater Glasgow see 116 positive cases; NHS Lothian 80; NHS Lanarkshire 57; NHS Fife 21; NHS Highland 14 and NHS Grampian 13.
Only the Western Isles saw no cases, with both Orkney and Shetland recording two and three cases respectively.
Scotland's national clinical director Jason Leitch said today that recent trends would trigger an examination of what the government restricts "regionally and nationally".
He said the nature of the spread of the virus meant "the dashboard is flashing amber" and that advice given to the Scottish government would now start to change.
He explained that "the principal risk is household mixing" and that "Anything that restricts household mixing is attractive to the public health people."
The latest figures were announced after the first minister warned on Friday that tighter restrictions could be issued to combat a rise in cases.
