Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland

23rd February 2021

655 new cases of COVID-19 reported

16,031 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.8% of these were positive.

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



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

1,076 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

1,465,241 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 43,203 have received their second dose.

on 23 February, 56 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.

Vaccinations

As at 8:30am on Tuesday 23 February:

1,465,241 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 43,203 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 Tuesday 23 February:

31,035 care home residents (exceeding the initial target for residents in older adult care homes and 97% of residents in all care homes)

42,726 care home staff (95% of staff in older adult care homes and 82% of staff in all care homes)

291,263 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target provided by Health Boards

155,944 people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (87% of those on the shielding list)

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

274,508 people aged 80 or over (exceeding estimated population based on the latest mid-2019 population estimates)

210,181 people aged 75-79 (exceeding estimated population)

271,014 people aged 70-74 (97%)

246,235 people aged 65-69 (82%)