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

8th August 2021

1,240 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

22,618 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
6.0% 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).

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

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

4,024,852 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,323,466 have received their second dose.

on 6 August, 7 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:

7,983 people have died who have tested positive as at 6 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).