Coronavirus COVID-19 daily data for Scotland - 1st March 2021

1st March 2021

386 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

9,982 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.5% 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).

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

824 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

1,611,578 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 78,865 have received their second dose.

on 1 March, 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends)

in the week ending 21 February, 290 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,131 people have died who have tested positive as at 1 March.

9,347 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 21 February.

34% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 59% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 21 February).

Vaccinations

As at 7:30am on Monday 1 March:

1,611,578 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 78,865 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 Monday 1 March:

31,521 care home residents (exceeding the initial target for residents in older adult care homes and 99% of residents in all care homes)

44,256 care home staff (98% of staff in older adult care homes and 85% of staff in all care homes)

300,147 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target provided by Health Boards.

160,025* people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (89% of those on the shielding list) as at Sunday 28 February

* This figure has not been updated today due to IT issues. An update will be published as soon as data is available.