Coronavirus COVID-19 daily data for Scotland - 5 March 2021

5th March 2021

498 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

19,132 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.1% of these were positive

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

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

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

1,717,672 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 108,197 have received their second dose.

on 5 March, 11 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive

from March 3, 2021, PHS have adopted an improved method for linking daily confirmed COVID-19 cases with deaths reported through the National Records of Scotland. As a result of this methodologic improvement, an additional 172 confirmed COVID-19 deaths were identified as having occurred within 28 days of a first positive COVID test result since the start of the outbreak. These have now been incorporated into the cumulative total. The Heads of Statistics for Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland decided the timing of release for this additional data based on the need to assure quality of the numbers for publication.

in the week ending 28 February, 227 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,409 people have died who have tested positive as at 5 March (including the additional 172 deaths identified by PHS on 3 March, and an additional 3 recently registered deaths that were identified by PHS on 4 March).

9,580 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 28 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 28 February).

Vaccinations

As at 7:30am on Friday 5 March:

1,717,672 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 108,197 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 Friday 5 March:

31,923 care home residents (exceeding the initial target for residents in older adult care homes and 99.8% of residents in all care homes)

45,296 care home staff (exceeding the initial target for staff in older adult care homes and 87% of staff in all care homes)

306,556 frontline health and social care workers exceeding the initial target provided by Health Boards.

161,684 people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (90% of those on the shielding list)

Latest progress on second doses for the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) priority groups as at 8:30am on Friday 5 March:

16,662 second dose vaccinations of care homes residents (56% of residents in older adult care homes and 52% of residents in all care homes).