Covid-19 Statistical Report For Scotland Shows The Infection Is Still Around And Not Going Away

26th September 2022

Main Points from Public Health Scotland.

In Scotland, in the week ending 05 September 2022, the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 113,500 (95% credible interval: 93,900 to 136,000), equating to 2.16% of the population, or around 1 in 45 people (Source: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK - Office for National Statistics).

In the latest week ending 18 September 2022, there were 254 new COVID-19 admissions to hospital.

In the week ending 18 September 2022, there were on average 631 patients in hospital with COVID-19, a 4.0% decrease from the previous week ending 11 September 2022 (657)

In the week ending 18 September 2022 there were 16 new admissions to Intensive Care Units (ICUs) with a laboratory confirmed test of COVID-19, an increase of 7 from the previous week (11 September 2022).

Out of the 477,294 patients waiting for a new outpatient appointment at 31 August 2022, there were 2,106 patients waiting longer than two years.

The response to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have a wider impact on health and care as a result of the lockdown, economic pressures and changes to health services.

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