The number of patients in hospital with Covid is higher than it has ever been. New record as one in 14 Scots had Covid last week. The latest modeled estimate for the incidence of new daily infections in Scotland was between 246 and 526 new infections per 100,000 people. With vaccination, fewer patients need ICU treatments than before.
What’s going on with Covid in Scotland? Till March 21, the latest data on COVID-19 in Scotland was reported as below.
9,533 new cases of COVID-19 reported
0 new reported deaths of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are generally closed at weekends)
31 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
2,128 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
4,449,246 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination, 4,175,197 have received their second dose, and 3,476,291 have received a third dose or booster.
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