Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 8 January 2021

8th January 2021

Summary

2,309 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

31,444 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 8.1% of these were positive.

93 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.

102 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed COVID-19.

1,530 people are in hospital with recently confirmed COVID-19.

Deaths

on 8 January, 93 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 3 January, 183 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

4,872 people have died who have tested positive as at 8 January.

6,686 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 3 January

40% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 54% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 3 January)

UK

1325 deaths in the last day