Coronavirus – today’s figures

January 3, 2021 2:03 pm

The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the last 24 hours in Scotland have been announced.

Parliament is to be recalled on Monday, when the First Minister will make a statement to MSPs following a morning meeting of the Scottish Cabinet.

Figures in recent days and also arrangements for children returning to school are to be discussed.

The basic figures in Scotland as at 3 January 2021 are shown below, and this table will be updated when the data is available.

There will be no updates on the number of deaths and the other numbers until 5 January 2021.

Date	Newly reported cases	Cases in Lothian	New positive tests	Test positivity rate	Newly reported deaths	Intensive Care patients with confirmed Covid-19	People in hospital with confirmed Covid-19	Total number of cases of Covid-19	Number of first vaccinations
31 January 2021	1,003	121	14,163	8.1%	6	143	1,941	179,685	566,269
30 January 2021	994	119	22,056	5.5%	60	142	1,952	178,682	543,370
29 January 2021	1,155	147	23,330	5.8%	70	144	1958	177,688	515,855
28 January 2021	1,201	150	29,955	5.6%	82	142	1938	176,533	not yet known
27 January 2021	1,330	135	26,551	6.2%	92	145	2,016		462,092
26 January 2021	1.049	96	13,819	9.0%	87	149	2,010	174,002	437,900
25 January 2021	752	83	10.326	8.6%	4	151	2,016	172,953	415,402
24 January 2021	1,195	111	19,339	7.4%	1	157	2,011	172,201	404,038
23 January 2021	1.307	155	20,393	9.3%	76	159	2,085	171,006	380,667
22 January 2021	1,480	166		6.9%	71	161	2,053	169,699	358,454
21 January 2021	1,636	182	27,873	7%	89	161	2,004	168,219	334,871
20 January 2021	1,656	151	25,476	7.5%	92	156	2.003	166,583	309,909
19 January 2021	1,165	142	13,193	11.1%	71	150	1,989	164,927	284,582
18 January 2021	1,429	178		12.3%	0	146	1,959	163,762	264,991
17 January 2021	1,341	123	16,256	9.5%	0	147	1,918	162,333	(224,840)
16 January 2021	1,753	169	24,314	8.4%	78	145	1,863	160,992	(224,840)
15 January 2021	2,160	262		7.5%	61	141	1,860	159,239	224,840
14 January 2021	1,707	177		8.3%	64	142	1,829	157,079	208,207
13 January 2021	1,949		23,432	10.2%	79	134	1,794	155,372	191,965
12 January 2021	1,875	214		12.0%	54	133	1,717		175,942
11 January 2021	1,782	194	17,730	11.5%	1	126	1,664	151,548	163,377
10 January 2021	1,877		20,968	10.0%	3	123	1,598	149,766
9 January 2021	1,865		26,352	8.7%	93	109	1,596	147,889
8 January 2021	2,309	237	31,444	8.1%	93	102	1,530	146,024
7 January 2021	2,649	357		11.3%	78	100	1,467	143,715
6 January 2021	2.039	164	21,101	10.5%	68	95	1,384	141,066
5 January 2021	2,529	322	18,336	14.8%	11	93	1,347	139,027	around 100,000
4 January 2021	1,905		13,810	15.0%
3 January 2021	2,464		17,328	15.2%				134,593
2 January 2021	2,137		21,451	10.8%
1 January 2021	2,539		28,313	9.7%
31 December 2020	2,622		28,295	10.1%	68	70	1,174
30 December 2020	2,045		19,722	11.3%	43	69	1,133
29 December 2020	1,895		14,179	14.4%	7	65	1,092
28 December 2020	967		8,819	12.2%
27 December 2020									92,188
24 December 2020	1,314		27,872	5.3%	43	56	1,008
23 December 2020	1,190				47	56	1,025
16 December 2020	689			5.9%	38	49	1,031		18,644

As at 30 December 2020 the total number of positive cases was 127,453 and the total number of deaths where Covid-19 has been confirmed now totals 4,578.

As at 20 December 2020, a total of 6,298 deaths have been registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) on Wednesday This figure is calculated on a wider definition of deaths relating to Covid-19 than the daily figure reported by The Scottish Government. This figure will not be updated until next week.

You can also see the latest numbers laid out visually on the Travelling Tabby website here. It is updated at 3pm daily.

[su_spoiler class=”my-custom-spoiler” title=”Staying safe at Christmas”]The safest way to spend Christmas and the festive period is to stay in your own household, in your own home and your own local area. But we recognise that isolation and loneliness can hit people hard over the Christmas period. To help to reduce this, we are temporarily changing some rules on meeting other people.
Just because we are allowing people to meet up in a limited way does not mean that you have to do so. It is a personal choice.

Everyone should think carefully about the risks involved in increasing the number of people you have contact with, particularly if you or your loved ones are at a higher risk from coronavirus. The virus won’t take Christmas off. If we provide it with opportunities to spread from household to household, it is likely to take them.

If you choose to spend Christmas with family and friends, this guidance aims to help you stay as safe as possible.

If you have not formed a bubble you should continue to follow the travel, socialising and hospitality rules for the council area you live in.
[/su_spoiler][su_spoiler class=”my-custom-spoiler” title=”Restrictions in Level Four Areas”]You should not meet anyone who is not in your household indoors in your home or in their home. You can meet another household indoors in a public place. The maximum number of people who can meet indoors in a public (not a home) place is 6 which can be from up to 2 separate households.
Children under the age of 12 from these households do not count towards the total number of people permitted to gather indoors in a public place but do count towards the maximum of 2 households permitted to meet. For example a children’s party with 10 children from more than 2 separate households would not be allowable, but 6 adults and 4 children from 2 households could meet.

Children under 12 do not need to maintain physical distance from others indoors.

Where an individual household includes more than 6 people, they can nevertheless meet as a single household even if the total number of people exceeds 6.

You can go into another household to provide care and support for a vulnerable person. This can include providing emotional support for someone whose wellbeing is at risk, including for those who are isolated because of disability or a caring situation. Read Coronavirus (COVID-19): advice for unpaid carers

When you meet people from another household indoors you should:

minimise the number of meetings you have with people from other households each day

stay at least 2 metres apart from anyone who is not part of your household, unless in a public venue that is operating 1 metre distancing with additional measures being in place to avoid transmission

maintain hand and cough hygiene

avoid touching hard surfaces with your hands

wash your hands when you arrive, when you leave, when you get home and especially before eating or after touching surfaces

not share food or utensils – if eating, each household should bring, prepare and eat its own food separately

if possible, keep rooms well ventilated – consider opening windows or a door

Those at a higher risk of severe illness from coronavirus (including those who had been shielding, people 70 and over, people who are pregnant and people with an underlying medical condition) should strictly follow the physical distancing guidance.

MEETING UP OUTDOORS
You can meet people from other households outdoors in a private garden or in a public place such as a park. The maximum number of people who can meet outdoors is 6 which can be from up to 2 separate households.
Children under the age of 12 from these households do not count towards the total number of people counted in a gathering. Children under 12 do not need to maintain physical distance from others. This is to allow children under 12 to play with their friends outside.

Young people aged between 12 and 17 can meet up in groups of up to 6 at a time outdoors and are not subject to the 2 household limit. Physical distancing is required.

Where an individual household includes more than 6 people, they can continue to meet outside as a household even if the total number of people exceeds 6.

You should:

minimise the number of meetings you have with people from other households each day

stay at least 2 metres away from anyone who is not part of your household

maintain hand and cough hygiene

avoid touching hard surfaces with your hands

wash your hands when you arrive, when you leave, when you get home and especially before eating or after touching surfaces

not share food or utensils – if eating, each household should bring, prepare and eat its own food separately

HOSPITALITY

Restaurants, cafes, pubs and bars will be closed. Sectors guidance is at: sector guidance for tourism and hospitality
Takeaways can still operate as normal, provided food and drink is sold for consumption off premises. Face coverings and physical distancing rules must be followed.

Hotels and other accommodation providers can still serve food to qualifying guests i.e. key or exempt workers, staying in their premises up to 22:00. Room service, including alcohol, is allowed as normal.
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