Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 16 January 2021

16th January 2021

1,753 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

24,314 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 8.4% of these were positive.

78 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

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

1,863 people are in hospital with recently confirmed COVID-19.

224,840 people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination and 3,331 have received their second dose.

Since the start of the outbreak:

5,305 people have died who have tested positive as at 16 January.

7,704 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 10 January.

39% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 55% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 10 January)