Scotland in the last 24 hours – with the disease claiming another 10 lives.Latest data published today by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland shows there are 653 Covid patients in Scottish hospitals – up 29 since yesterday.The number of people battling the virus in ICUs across the nation is 60 – up five over the same period.Scotland's Covid death toll now stands at 8,154.However, 10,554 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to Sunday, August 29.In terms of Public Health Scotland's rolling seven-day infection rate per 100,000 population, North Lanarkshire has the highest rate in the country – at 1,289.2 as of Thursday, September 2.Inverclyde has the second-highest.