Coronavirus COVID-19: daily data for Scotland - 18 August 2021

18th August 2021

2,538 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

35,999 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
7.5% of these were positive.

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

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

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

4,065,970 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,498,257 have received their second dose.

on 18 August, 10 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

in the week ending 15 August, 41 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

8,051 people have died who have tested positive as at 18 August.

10,464 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 15 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 15 August).