Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 2 August 2021

2nd August 2021

799 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

13,807 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
6.5% of these were positive

1 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends).

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

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

4,012,496 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,214,801 have received their second dose

on 2 August, 1 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends).

in the week ending 25 July, 56 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,943 people have died who have tested positive as at 2 August.

10,324 ​​​​​​deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 25 July.

32% 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 25 July).