Almost 40,000 people have been vaccinated against Covid in Scotland during the past 24 hours as the Scottish Government's programme enters its second phase. Speaking during a daily briefing on the state of the pandemic in Scotland, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that the number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 risen by 978 during that time. However, on Tuesday Scotland recorded its highest daily total for vaccinations, with 38,484 people receiving a jab. A total of 88 new deaths among people who tested positive for the virus within the past 28 days were registered, bringing the overall death toll in Scotland to 6269. National Record of Scotland (NRS), which records deaths where coronavirus may have been a factor, puts the overall toll at 8,347.