Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 18 May 2021
18th May 2021
268 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
17,515 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
1.7% of these were positive.
0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
4 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
70 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
3,045,152 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,669,469 have received their second dose.
on 18 May, 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
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 18 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).