22nd March 2021
359 new cases of COVID-19 reported
10,759 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 3.7% of these were positive.
0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (Noting that registry offices are now generally closed at weekends).
33 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
353 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
2,182,400 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 225,096 have received their second dose.
on 22 March, 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (Noting that registry offices are now generally closed at weekends).
in the week ending 14 March, 104 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.
Since the start of the outbreak:
7,552 people have died who have tested positive as at 22 March.
9,831 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 14 March.
33% 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 14 March)
Vaccinations
As at 7:30am on Monday 22 March:
2,182,400 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 225,096 have received their second dose.
UK Deaths Total - 126,172 - Yesterday 126,122
USA Deaths Total - 555,339 -Yesterday Total 554,898
Brazil Deaths Total - 294,115 - Yesterday Total 292,856
India Death Total - 160,181
World Deaths - 2,730,148 but remember recovered 99,961,216