Coronavirus COVID-19 daily data for Scotland - 15 March 2021

15th March 2021

456 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

11,261 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 4.7% 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).

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

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

1,908,991 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 161,945 have received their second dose.

on 15 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 7 March, 141 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,510 people have died who have tested positive as at 15 March.

9,725 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 7 March.

34% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 60% were in hospitals and 6% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 7 March).

Vaccinations

As at 7:30am on Monday 15 March:

1,908,991 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 161,945 have received their second dose