Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 4 August 2021

4th August 2021

1,271 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

29,257 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
4.7% of these were positive.

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

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

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

4,016,326 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,249,622 have received their second dose.

on 4 August, 13 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 1 August, 46 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

7,965 people have died who have tested positive as at 4 August.

10,370 ​​​​​​deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 1 August.

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 1 August).