24th October 2021
2,528 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
26,807 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
9.9% of these were positive.
21 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive*.
58 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
899 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
4,305,582 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,892,224 have received their second dose.
*This includes 20 new deaths that were not reported yesterday due to data issues, and one for today (noting that Register Offices are now generally closed at weekends).
on 22 October, 19 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
in the week ending 17 October, 139 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.
Since the start of the outbreak:
9,031 people have died who have tested positive as at 22 October.
11,406 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 17 October.
31% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 62% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 17 October).
894 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19; of these, 60 were in intensive care
in addition, yesterday 17 confirmed COVID-19 patients were in intensive care longer than 28 days.
in the week ending 18 October, 606 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were admitted to hospital.
in the week ending 21 October, 48 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were admitted to intensive care.
22,775 inpatients who tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospital since 5 March 2020.
as at 20 October, 1,569 people were delayed in hospital.
Total World Deaths - 4,962,138 - Critical 75,619
Total UK Deaths - 139,533 - Active cases 1,492,025 critical 892
Total USA Deaths - 756,215 - 9,504,825 active cases - critical 13,818
Total Brazil Deaths - 605,569
Total India Deaths - 454,358
Total Russia Death - 230,600
Note
For lots of graphs and data look at Travelling Tabby web site