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The number of coronavirus cases in Scotland has risen by 141 in the past 24 hours.
The figures showed that the largest increase occurred in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area, where 68 new cases were reported.
In Lanarkshire, where public health officials warned that new lockdown measures could be introduced if the infection rate continued to rise, 20 new cases have been reported since Friday.
No deaths were reported. A total of two people were in intensive care.
Restrictions on visiting other homes were reintroduced in Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire earlier this week in response to concerns about a growing number of cases. The area has seen a total of 5,777 confirmed cases since the pandemic began.
Figures from NHS Lanarkshire show that there have been a total of 3,064 confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the health board area.
New confirmed Covid-19 cases in Scotland account for 1.5% of newly screened individuals.
