Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 8 July 2021

8th July 2021

2,802 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

38,333 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
8.0% of these were positive

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

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

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

3,900,864 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 2,825,886 have received their second dose.

on 8 July, 4 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 4 July, 21 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,744 people have died who have tested positive as at 8 July.

10,189 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 4 July.

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 4 July).