Coronavirus Covid-19 Daily Data For Scotland - 15 August 2021

15th August 2021

1,498 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

22,226 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
7.4% 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.

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

4,054,842 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,449,901 have received their second dose.

On 13 August, 8 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 8 August, 51 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

8,029 people have died who have tested positive as at 13 August.

10,421 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 8 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 8 August)