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There have been 208 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Scotland in the last 24 hours.
The figure represents the largest daily increase in Scotland since May and compares with 141 cases on Saturday.
Despite the increase, there have been no reported deaths of people who tested positive for the virus in the past 28 days.
The figures showed that the largest increase in cases occurred in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, where 92 cases were reported.
Restrictions on people visiting other homes were reintroduced in the city of Glasgow, West Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire on September 2 after concerns about the number of cases.
There have also been 30 new cases in the NHS Lanarkshire area. The health board said Friday that some restrictions could be imposed due to the recent spike in infections.
The 2.3% positive test rate among newly screened individuals is higher than 1.5% on Saturday, and the highest rate since June 4.
In response to the figures, Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted that they should “remind us of the need to deploy strong countermeasures.”
He said this was a time to take notice and act in a way that prevents the spread and said the increase in cases has not been accompanied by an increase in ICU admissions and deaths in hospitals.
But he warned: “That is good news, but we should not be complacent about it. It could be a time lag: some countries, like France, that have cases that increase for longer, are seeing these indicators also increase.”
Sturgeon also said that the comparisons to the beginning of the year “need a bit of context” and said there was probably a much larger underestimation of the true prevalence of the virus at that time.
The push back to work would “ strain ” the test system
The latest figures show that the NHS Grampian, where the Aberdeen pub group was identified last month, saw an increase of 14 new cases, an increase from the two announced on Saturday.
NHS Lothian recorded a total of 18 positive tests, 11 cases have been discovered in Ayrshire and Arran, four in the Borders, three in Dumfries and Galloway, eight in Fife, 14 in Forth Valley, six in the Highlands and eight in Tayside.
No new cases were discovered in Shetland, Orkney or Western Isles
Meanwhile, one of the Scottish government’s coronavirus advisers has said that the UK government’s plan to encourage workers to return to office at the same time as the reopening of schools is jeopardizing the ability of the system to test and trace to cope.
Professor Devi Sridhar from the University of Edinburgh said: ‘What we have seen in Scotland over the last few weeks is that the testing system has had to race to catch up with the demand from all children returning home with coughs and colds and fevers. “
