8th April 2022
6,215 new cases of COVID-19 reported.
35 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive.
23 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
2,252 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19.
4,369,103 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,097,075 have received their second dose, and have 3,457,690 received a third dose or booster.
on 8 April, 35 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive.
in the week ending 3 April, 170 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate.
Since the start of the outbreak:
11,650 people have died who have tested positive as at 8 April.
14,061 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 3 April.
29% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 63% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 3 April).
2,252 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19; of these, 23 were in intensive care.
in addition, yesterday 6 confirmed COVID-19 patients were in intensive care longer than 28 days.
in the week ending 4 April, 1,259 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were admitted to hospital.
in the week ending 7 April, 34 patients with confirmed COVID-19 were admitted to intensive care.
39,339 inpatients who tested positive for COVID-19 have been discharged from hospital since 5 March 2020.
as at 6 April, 1,679 people were delayed in hospital.
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For lots of graphs and data look at Travelling Tabby web site