Coronavirus COVID : daily data for Scotland - 26 May 2021

26th May 2021

546 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

28,674 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
2.1% of these were positive.

0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

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

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

3,155,733 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 1,913,809 have received their second dose

on 26 May, 0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 23 May, 4 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,666 people have died who have tested positive as at 26 May
10,114 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 23 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 23 May).