Coronavirus (covid-19): Daily Data For Scotland - 31 December 2021

31st December 2021

11,962 new cases of COVID-19 reported*.

60,818 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results*
22.6% of these were positive.

13 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
36 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.

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

4,382,665 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,015,376 have received their second dose, and 2,979,334 have received a third dose or booster.

* There continues to be large volumes of tests being processed by labs; this and the festive period have impacted turnaround times resulting in delays between specimens being taken and results being received and reported. Public Health Scotland are continuing to monitor the situation.

On 31 December, 13 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.

In the week ending 19 December, 68 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.

Since the start of the outbreak:

9,858 people have died who have tested positive as at 31 December.

12,372 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 19 December.

29% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 64% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 19 December).

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