Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 17 August 2021

17th August 2021

1,815 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

18,316 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
10.6% of these were positive.

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

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

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

4,061,687 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,482,188 have received their second dose.

on 17 August 2021, 9 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:

8,041 people have died who have tested positive as at 17 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 2021)