Here are the main points from today's briefing:

• 3,118 people have tested positive for Covid-19, which is 11.6% of tests carried out
• There are 215 people in hospital, up 13 on yesterday
• There are 20 people in intensive care, the same as yesterday
• One more death has been registered following a positive test
• First vaccine doses administered: 3,781,887
• Second doses administered: 2,701,195
• The travel ban to Manchester and other parts of England will end at midnight and Mayor Andy Burnham welcomed the move
• The FM said the number of new cases in recent days has been higher than at any point in the pandemic, with the peak being last Tuesday

• We learned that 80% of Covid cases are now in under 44s
• Ms Sturgeon highlighted the impact of vaccination on hospitalisations, saying that back in January, almost 13% of people testing positive were being admitted into hospital within 14 days. By June that had fallen to 3%.
• Restrictions should continue to be lifted as planned on 19 July and 9 August
• A statement on vaccinating 12-15 year-olds is expected from the JCVI in the coming days
• Lib Dem MSP Liam McArthur describes the Manchester travel ban situation as an "own goal" by the Scottish government

That's it from us for today's briefing. We will be back for the next update when it happens. But for now, stay safe.

The first minister urges people to bring forward the date of the second dose of vaccine if it is after eight weeks.

There are obviously limits to the supply, she says.

She also says if people want to just turn up at drop in clinics they should.

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The first minister reiterates the importance of sticking to the limits when gathering with people to watch football or tennis.

What are those limits?

If you live on the mainland and are in Level 2:

• People can meet outdoors in groups of eight from up to eight households.
• Up to six people from three households can meet in each other's homes - including for overnight stays.
• No need to maintain physical distance with friends and family in a private home or garden.

The first minister urges people to take two lateral flow tests a week.

They are now available in most chemists.

Mr McArthur says the travel ban was hard for the Scottish government to justify since many areas of Scotland had higher infection rates.

He says it undermined the legitimacy of wider messages the Scottish government is putting out and was "a bit of an own goal". He is glad it has been overturned.

He says the more inconsistencies there are in restrictions, the more likely people are not to heed them.

Liam McArthur from the Lib Dems, joins the BBC programme, and says the rate of hospitalisations is reassuring and reminds us the vaccine is doing what it was supposed to so.

He is asked about people not sticking to the rules.

He says he believes there is a definite fatigue over the restrictions and that the Euros were "always going to be a challenge".

He adds that there is no doubt the football has been a cause for concern and the approach the government took is "at odds" with the public stance around earlier events, notably other football matches.

He says perhaps more could have been done in anticipation of large crowds gathering.

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Football fan Michael MacLean tells BBC Radio Scotland's Drivetime programme that he got Covid following his trip to London for the Auld Enemy Euro 2020 game.

The 21-year-old travelled from Inverness on the train, spending three nights in the capital. Mr MacLean visited pubs and celebrated with fellow supporters in Leicester Square.

A few days after returning he showed symptoms of coronavirus.

He told John Beattie: "Leicester Square, I would say was the spreader. I am not going to lie, it was amazing to see."

Mr MacLean believes that the rise in Scottish cases has to be linked to crowds watching football. He adds that although it was an "amazing experience, I do feel guilty".

• Listen to the interview in full on Drivetime with John Beattie

Gillian Mackay, from the Greens, is asked about whether she thinks football fans meeting up, gathering in groups and travelling to London may have contributed to the rate of infections?

She says fans travelling to London without tickets was a problem, and says fans should continue to take lateral flow tests and make sure they meet outside, and self isolate when necessary.

She adds that they should be sensible and "if it feels risky - don't do it".

She says people should see the common good and not pass the virus on to others.

On vaccinations, she says that if there is anything else that can be done to speed them up, it should be done.

The first minister says: "The 19th of July and the 9th of August, when we set out those milestones we tied them to vaccination progress and I am confident we are going to get there with vaccination.

"I remain confident those dates will be met."

Also on the programme, Gillian Mackay from the Scottish Greens brings up the fact that some young people may have had only one dose or are still waiting for the first appointment.

She says the more cases we have, the more chance there is of a young person contracting long covid.

However, she does not believe more restrictions should be considered.

She says that while children are off school and people continue to use lateral flow tests and meet outside and look after each other, we can make sure we don't go "backwards".

Dr Elly Gaunt, a virologist at Edinburgh University, joins the BBC's coronavirus update programme.

She says it is encouraging that the rate of infection increase is slowing down.

She adds that there is a lag in numbers but thinks we have not yet reached the peak of this current outbreak.

She says the limiting factor in the vaccination programme is availability of the vaccine.

If more doses became available, people could have second doses sooner than the 8-12 weeks at present.

She says hospitalisations are around the numbers we saw in March and we need to consider long-term exposure to the virus and conditions such as long covid and neurological conditions.

She is glad Nicola Sturgeon has acknowledged this.

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STV's Gordon Cree says to chief medical officer Dr Gregor Smith it is now nearly a month since the regulator approved the vaccine for 12 to 15-year-olds.

Mr Cree asks what discussions have taken place with the JCVI on that.

The chief medical officer says children are much less affected by severe disease when they are infected by Covid-19.

Dr Smith points out the risk assessment for children is completely different.

He says he expects a statement from the JCVI in the coming days.

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BBC Scotland's Suzanne Allan points out that Humza Yousaf criticised Rangers for not being more explicit and stronger in their message to dissuade fans celebrating their winning the league.

Ms Allan says today Mr Yousaf told the Good Morning Scotland programme that Scotland fans travelling to London on coaches is part of the reason behind this week's record figures.

She asks if the first minister regrets taking a "softly, softly" approach to fans travelling to London.

The first minister refutes this: "We haven't taken a 'softly, softly' approach.

"We were very explicit to fans who did not have a ticket for Wembley not to travel," she insists.

Ms Sturgeon says she remains hopeful she can continue lifting restrictions on 19 July and 9 August but says how safely we get there depends on what we do now.

She says this is a "critical moment" and we require care and vigilance over the next few weeks.

She says that while we are vaccinating as quickly as we can, many people remain unprotected, including many young people who can be affected by long covid.

She then makes an appeal.

"While we work hard to get people vaccinated please help keep the virus at bay by following all the vital health advice."

She acknowledges that people will be "sick" of this but says "we are so close now" and urges people to redouble their efforts for a few more weeks.

The FM says the impact of vaccination is clear when we look at data on hospitalisations.

She says that back in January, almost 13% of people testing positive were being admitted into hospital within 14 days. By June that had fallen to 3%.

So fewer people are going to hospital and a higher proportion of people are not staying for long.

These factors are helping to protect the NHS and what continues to give confidence vaccination is what is going to get us out of this.

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Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, has issued the following statement in response to the lifting of travel restrictions between Scotland and the boroughs of Bolton, Manchester, and Salford:

“I had serious concerns about this travel ban and the way it was introduced and I have made these concerns clear over recent days.

“I am grateful to the first minister and to the Scottish government for listening and for the decision they have announced today to lift the travel ban on Bolton, Manchester and Salford.”

Ms Sturgeon says: "We're very much in a race just now, between the virus and the vaccines."

The first minister says she is very confident that the vaccines will ultimately win this race, the question is what happens between now and then.

She warns if the virus gets ahead more people will die and there will be more pressure on the NHS.

The virus is running faster than ever before, with the Delta variant being significantly more transferable.

The number of cases now is still a cause for concern, stresses the first minister.

She confirms the Scottish government has ended the ban on travel to Manchester and other parts of England.

The restriction was introduced on 21 June, sparking a row between First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

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