Eleven new coronavirus cases have been recorded overnight.
That takes the overall total for the current outbreak to 54.
NHS Shetland said these were “largely suspected” cases, linked to household contacts of confirmed cases.
Public health consultant Susan Laidlaw said that while many people only had mild symptoms, some were now “quite unwell”.
There have been no hospitalisations though, she added.
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