Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland - 18 September 2021

18th September 2021

6,116* new cases of COVID-19 reported.

73,358* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
9.0% of these were positive.

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

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

1,052 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

4,151,735 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and 3,802,183 have received their second dose.

* There may be variability in the number of new cases and tests reported in the latest 24 hour period. This is due to a backlog of data being processed following technical issues affecting reporting on 16 September 2021.

On 17 September, 30 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

In the week ending 12 September, 76 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate

Since the start of the outbreak:

8,349 people have died who have tested positive as at 17 September.

10,688 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 12 September.

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 12 September).