Coronavirus Covid-19: Daily Data For Scotland - 8 May 2021

8th May 2021

224 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

21,669 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results - 1.2% 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 and public holidays).

2,883,384 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,450,798 have received their second dose.

on 7 May, 1 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 2 May, 19 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,661 people have died who have tested positive as at 7 May.

10,097 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 2 May.

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 2 May).