John Swinney has announced he has tested positive for coronavirus and will now be self-isolating.
The Deputy First Minister and Minister for Covid Recovery revealed earlier today that he had managed to avoid catching the virus for two years.
In a tweet announcing his diagnosis Swinney said he will attempt to work if he is feeling better.
The SNP minister tweeted: "After two years of avoiding #Covid_19 I tested positive this morning.
"I will be self-isolating in accordance with the rules and will try to engage with @scotparl business if I feel better than I do just now."
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice Keith Brown has also announced he has tested for the virus.
Like Swinney he took a test this morning and returned a positive result.
He tweeted Swinney saying: "Be safe John, and hopefully you’ll be better soon. Like you I’ve avoided it for two years until I had a positive test this morning. Thank goodness for Zoom!"
It comes as Nicola Sturgeon is set to announce later today if the rules around the wearing of masks in some public places will be dropped.
The First Minister met with her cabinet to discuss the measures that were kept in place following the last review.
C oronavirus cases remain at a high level across Scotland.
The number of patients in hospitals with recently confirmed covid has reached a new record high, with 2,383 people requiring care, up 23 on the previous day, according to latest Scottish Government figures.
There was a drop in the number of patients requiring intensive care which fell to 20, down one on the day before.
Scotland has recorded 39 coronavirus-linked deaths and 9,311 new cases in the past 24 hours, figures published on Tuesday showed.
It means the total number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus has risen to 11,359.
So far 4,353,178 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,092,407 have received their second dose, and have 3,450,121 received a third dose or booster.
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