A further 51 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in the north and north-east in the past 24 hours, according to the latest Scottish Government statistics.
A total of 1,429 people across Scotland have received positive results since Tuesday.
The latest update from the Scottish Government shows the number of positive cases since the outbreak began has risen to 42,685.
The new cases represent 17.2% of newly tested individuals.
A total of 570 people are in hospital with recently confirmed Covid-19 and 49 of those are receiving treatment in intensive care.
There have been 15 new coronavirus-linked deaths registered in the past 24 hours.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 871,685 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these people, exactly 829,000 were confirmed negative.
A regional breakdown of the data shows there have been 42 new cases in Grampian in the past 24 hours. The north-east’s total is now 2,816.
The total of positive cases in the Highlands has risen to 828 after eight new cases were confirmed since Tuesday.
One new case has been recorded on Shetland, bringing their total to 63, but there have been no new cases recorded on Orkney or the Western Isles leaving their cumulative totals on 24 and 58 respectively.
At today’s briefing, Nicola Sturgeon has urged Scots not to travel to Blackpool after the English town was linked to 180 coronavirus cases north of the border.
The first minister said that a separate incident management team had been set up to deal with those who have travelled between the town and Scotland.
Ms Sturgeon advised those who were looking to travel to the town not to do so, especially to watch this weekend’s Old Firm match in a pub.