Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 19 August 2021

19th August 2021

3,367 new cases of COVID-19 reported.

39,660 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
9.0% of these were positive.

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

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

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

4,068,806 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,512,673 have received their second dose.

on 19 August, 7 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:

8,058 people have died who have tested positive as at 19 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).