Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 18 July 2021

18th July 2021

1,735 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

19,427 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
9.8% 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) .

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

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

3,976,022 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 2,966,054 have received their second dose.

on 16 July, 5 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 11 July, 30 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,796 people have died who have tested positive as at 16 July.

10,220 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 11 July.

33% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 61% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 11 July).