Nicola Sturgeon is giving an update on the latest Covid developments with chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith

Ms Sturgeon says case numbers have been increasing recently, but from a very low base

It is hoped that the vaccination programme will limit transmission and prevent high numbers of people being hospitalised

A further 318 people have tested positive for Covid since yesterday, with two deaths being recorded

Ms Sturgeon says there are reasons for "cautious optimism" in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire

Glasgow is the only part of the country in level three of the country's five-tier system of restrictions

Half the numbers of people due to get a Covid jab at a mass vaccination centre in Glasgow at the weekend failed to turn up