28th January 2021
1,201 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
25,955 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 5.6% of these were positive.
82 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
142 people are in intensive care with recently confirmed COVID-19.
1,983 people are in hospital with recently confirmed COVID-19.
462,092 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 6,596 have received their second dose (as at 8:30am on Wednesday 27 January).
Since the start of the outbreak:
5,970 people have died who have tested positive as at 28 January.
7,902 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 24 January.
38% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 56% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 24 January).