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Another five people tested positive for Covid-19 in the Western Isles yesterday where stricter lockdown restrictions were brought in last week.
Four new cases are linked to Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, bringing the total to 23, with another case in Benbecula.
The islands were moved to Level 4 from Saturday in response to the outbreak. So far this year there have been 88 positive cases across the islands.
As well as those linked to the hospital, two other cases were confirmed in Stornoway in January, 50 in an outbreak in Barra, 9 in Benbecula and four in South Uist.