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

3rd August 2021

1,016 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

13,704 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
8.1% of these were positive.

9 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
61 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

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

4,014,212 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,231,331 have received their second dose.

on 3 August, 9 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

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

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,952 people have died who have tested positive as at 3 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).