Coronavirus COVID-19 daily data for Scotland - 18 February 2021

18th February 2021

685 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

21,280 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.8% of these were positive.

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

95 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

1,261 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

1,354,966 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 24,169 have received their second dose.

on 18 February, 57 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 14 February, 323 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

6,885 people have died who have tested positive as at 18 February.

9,053 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 14 February.

35% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 58% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 14 February).

Vaccinations

As at 8:30am on Thursday 18 February:

1,354,966 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 24,169 have received their second dose.

Latest progress on first doses for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority groups as at 8:30am on Thursday 18 February:

30,501 care home residents (exceeding the initial target for residents in older adult care homes and 95% of residents in all care homes).

41,501 care home staff (92% of staff in older adult care homes and 80% of staff in all care homes)

286,355 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target provided by Health Boards.

148,168 people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (83% of those on the shielding list).

Latest progress for each age group on first doses shows we have vaccinated:

272,333 people aged 80 or over (exceeding estimated population based on the latest mid-2019 population estimates)

203,726 people aged 75-79 (exceeding estimated population)

256,381 people aged 70-74 (92%)

207,534 people aged 65-69 (69%)