First Minister took to social media earlier this evening to say she has taken a PCR test after being pinged.In a tweet to her more than 1.4 million followers the SNP leader thanked the contacted tracers from NHS Test and Protect for their work during the pandemic.It comes as Scotland recorded its highest daily coronavirus rate since the pandemic began.A total of 7,113 Scots returned positive tests from the deadly virus in last 24-hour period.Sturgeon tweeted: "I’ve had notification tonight that I’ve been identified as a close contact of someone who is positive for Covid."Accordingly, and in line with the rules, I’ll be self-isolating pending a PCR test result."My thanks to all the contact tracers working so hard in NHS Test &.