Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 18 January 2021
18th January 2021
1,429 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
13,294 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 12.3% of these were positive.
0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends).
146 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed COVID-19.
1,959 people are in hospital with recently confirmed COVID-19.
264,991 people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccination and 3,698 have received their second dose.
Since the start of the outbreak:
5,305 people have died who have tested positive as at 18 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).
Vaccinations
the first vaccines against COVID-19 were administered on Tuesday 8 December.
264,991 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,698 have received the second dose in the period from 8 December up to 8:30 am on Monday 18 January - this is based on management information and is subject to change on any given day.