Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 17 May 2021

17th May 2021

161 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

11,361 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
1.6% of these were positive.

0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register offices are now generally closed on weekends).

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

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

3,035,790 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,638,536 have received their second dose.

on 17 May, 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register offices are now generally closed on weekends).

in the week ending 9 May, 7 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,664 people have died who have tested positive as at 17 May.

10,104 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 9 May.

33% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 60% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 9 May)

Total Deaths UK - 127,679
Total World Deaths - 3,395,232
Total Deaths USA - 600,148
Total Deaths India - 274,411
Total Deaths Brazil - 435,823