The latest figures detailing the number of people diagnosed with Covid-19 in the 24 hours to 19 April in Scotland are shown below.
There are no daily briefings unless there are major announcements in the coming weeks leading up to the election, but this week there was a scheduled briefing when The First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced that as from next Monday 26 April there can be further relaxations, and the whole of mainland Scotland will be in Level Three.
There is a table below prepared by The Scottish Government on what you can and cannot do when Level Three restrictions apply.
Last week, the First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, announced certain relaxations of restrictions from 16 April and others from the end of April.
These include full reopening of retail and partial reopening of hospitality. On 17 May Scotland is expected to move into Level Two allowing people to meet indoors in small groups with a further move to Level 0 on 7 June.
As at 18 April 2021, 10,055 deaths were registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate according to weekly statistics reported by National Records of Scotland. These figures are updated each Wednesday. The number of weekly deaths due to COVID-19 are now at their lowest level since early October.
Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said: “This week shows another welcome reduction in the number of weekly deaths, but with over 10,000 people in Scotland dying with this virus, these figures represent heartbreak and loss for families across the country.
“Deaths from all causes are broadly in line with the five year average. And, 24 excess deaths were registered this week, which was 2% above the average for this time of year.”
The BBC has explained that from 24 March:
- Live briefings will only be broadcast on BBC One in Scotland when it is expected that “major new information” will be shared – such as a formal review of restrictions
- If a UK government briefing is broadcast live on BBC One in Scotland, there will be additional coverage so Scottish parties can respond
- The BBC will consider the significance of the public health information which is expected to be discussed, and requirements on impartiality, when deciding whether to broadcast other government briefings. It is expected that these briefings would be shown on BBC Scotland or the BBC News Channel
- If a live briefing is led by a Scottish government minister, members of the other main parties will be invited to contribute to the coverage
Special Ofcom rules for broadcasters around impartiality take effect in the lead up to elections in the UK.
Date | Newly reported cases of Covid-19 | Cases in Lothian | New tests | Test positivity rate (bold denotes days under 3.0% and the highest in recent weeks) | Newly reported deaths | Number of deaths according to daily measurement | Patients in ICU with confirmed Covid-19 | Patients in hospital with confirmed Covid-19 (under 500 is in bold) | Total number of positive cases since beginning of pandemic | Number of first dose vaccinations administered | Number of daily vaccinations recorded for previous day with highest daily figure in bold (includes 1st and 2nd doses) Above 30,000 in bold | Number of people who have received their second dose of vaccine |
22 April 2021 | 231 | 34 | 23,302 | 1.1% | 3 | 7,648 | 12 | 93 | 224,596 | 2,755,175 | 53,176 | 898,231 |
21 April 2021 | 273 | 37 | 24,349 | 1.3% | 1 | 7,645 | 14 | 107 | 224,365 | 2,752,575 | 52,911 | 847,655 |
20 April 2021 | 178 | 1.4% | 2 | 7,644 | 13 | 106 | 224,092 | 2,750,052 | 42,510 | 797,267 | ||
19 April 2021 | 232 | 30 | 10,649 | 2.5% | 0 | 7,642 | 14 | 104 | 223,914 | 2,747,694 | 22,158 | 757,115 |
18 April 2021 | 211 | 26 | 15,097 | 1.6% | 0 | 7,642 | 223,682 | 2,744,231 | 33,550 | 738,420 | ||
17 April 2021 | 210 | 22 | 19,331 | 1.2% | 2 | 7,642 | 223,471 | 2,733,387 | 38,256 | 715,714 | ||
16 April 2021 | 204 | 12 | 18,125 | 1.4% | 3 | 7,640 | 18 | 109 | 223,261 | 2,722,084 | 40,179 | 688,761 |
15 April 2021 | 237 | 27 | 23,580 | 1.2% | 1 | 7,637 | 16 | 115 | 222,897 | 2,708,691 | 41,273 | 661,975 |
14 April 2021 | 278 | 29 | 24,794 | 1.3% | 3 | 7,636 | 20 | 119 | 222,660 | 2,694,971 | 634,422 | |
13 April 2021 | 221 | 21 | 15,354 | 1.6% | 3 | 7,633 | 20 | 133 | 222,382 | 2,682,706 | 605,126 | |
12 April 2021 | 199 | 28 | 9,797 | 2.4% | 0 | 7,630 | 21 | 154 | 222,161 | 2,668,723 | 32,444 | 590,174 |
11 April 2021 | 250 | 26 | 15,916 | 1.8% | 0 | 7,630 | 221,962 | 2,657,578 | 31,230 | 568,875 | ||
10 April 2021 | 281 | 31 | 22,183 | 1.5% | 4 | 7,630 | 221,712 | 2,643,510 | 44,147 | 551,026 | ||
9 April 2021 | 285 | 36 | 20,729 | 1.6% | 6 | 7,626 | 20 | 168 | 221,431 | 2,625,577 | 41,182 | 524,812 |
8 April 2021 | 364 | 41 | 26,582 | 1.6% | 1 | 7,620 | 21 | 174 | 221,146 | 2,608,831 | 36,036 | 500,376 |
7 April 2021 | 289 | 46 | 22,093 | 1.5% | 5 | 7,619 | 21 | 192 | 220,782 | 2,593,932 | 31,575 | 479,239 |
6 April 2021 | 259 | 268 (from 28 March to 3 April) | 14,268 | 2% | 0 | 7,610 | 21 | 196 | 220,493 | 2,577,816 | 19,942 | 463,780 |
5 April 2021 | 248 | 11,373 | 2.5% | 0 | 7,610 | 2,565,280 | 16,760 | 456,374 | ||||
4 April 2021 | 343 | 14,164 | 2.7% | 0 | 7,610 | 2,553,837 | 34,064 | 451,057 | ||||
3 April 2021 | 397 | 21,560 | 2.1% | 0 | 7,610 | 2,535,889 | 40,542 | 434,941 | ||||
2 April 2021 | 414 | 23,818 | 2.0% | 2,515,748 | 37,889 | 414,540 | ||||||
1 April 2021 | 400 | 73 | 25,956 | 1.8% | 8 | 7,610 | 21 | 215 | 218,432 | 2,493,327 | 42,984 | 399,062 |
31 March 2021 | 542 | 73 | 28,144 | 2.1% | 6 | 7,602 | 21 | 237 | 218,432 | 2,464,069 | 42,984 | 354,756 |
30 March 2021 | 411 | 17,468 | 2.8% | 12 | 7,596 | 23 | 250 | 2,436,398 | 38,752 | 338,443 | ||
29 March 2021 | 352 | 44 | 12,456 | 3.2% | 0 | 7,584 | 22 | 259 | 217,749 | 2,409,826 | 38,060 | 326,263 |
28 March 2021 | 422 | 81 | 17,627 | 2.6% | 0 | 7,584 | 22 | 264 | 217,127 | 2,385,709 | 44,508 | 312,320 |
27 March 2021 | 563 | 119 | 25,519 | 2.4% | 6 | 7,584 | 26 | 283 | 216,705 | 2,358,807 | 50,875 | 294,714 |
26 March 2021 | 543 | 94 | 24,886 | 2.4% | 6 | 7,578 | 26 | 296 | 216,142 | 2,322,832 | 53,699 | 279,814 |
25 March 2021 | 701 | 157 | 31,946 | 2.4% | 10 | 7,572 | 32 | 310 | 215,599 | 2,285,711 | 50,083 | 263,236 |
22 March 2021 | 359 | 46 | 10,759 | 3.7% | 0 | 7,552 | 33 | 353 | 213,888 | 2,182,400 | 42,368 | 225,096 |
20 March 2021 | 488 | 85 | 19,947 | 2.7% | 8 | 7,552 | 31 | 367 | 212,997 | 2,085,525 | 207,028 | |
15 March 2021 | 456 | 70 | 11,261 | 4.7% | 0 | 7,510 | 40 | 447 | 210,008 | 1,908,991 | 22,201 | 161,945 |
14 March 2021 | 484 | 75 | 16,261 | 3.3% | 2 | 7,510 | 40 | 461 | 209,552 | 1,888,697 | 25,362 | 160,038 |
9 March 2021 | 466 | 62 | 16,342 | 3.3% | 19 | 7,441 | 50 | 614 | 206,465 | 1,789,377 | 19,672 | 123,686 |
7 March 2021 | 390 | 63 | 14,057 | 3.2% | 0 | 7,421 | 61 | 628 | 205,498 | 1,759,750 | 115,930 | |
5 March 2021 | 498 | 73 | 3.1% | 11 | 7,409 | 64 | 666 | 1,717,672 | 29,064 | 108,197 | ||
4 March 2021 | 500 | 71 | 24,723 | 2.5% | 27 | 7,398 | 69 | 726 | 204,055 | 1,688,808 | 34,237 | 100,058 |
2 March 2021 | 542 | 104 | 14,537 | 4.4% | 33 | 7,164 | 71 | 784 | 203,012 | 1,634,361 | 84,445 | |
1 March 2021 | 386 | 70 | 4.5% | 0 | 7,131 | 71 | 824 | 202,470 | ||||
Lows and highs prior to 1 March | ||||||||||||
27 February 2021 | 525 | 106 | 19,615 | 3.1% | 18 | 7,129 | 74 | 898 | 201,512 | 1,570,153 | 27,224 | 72,178 |
4 February 2021 | 1,149 | 159 | 27,668 | 4.9% | 53 | 6,322 | 127 | 1,812 | 183,418 | 694,347 | 45,085 | 9,031 |
Highs and lows in January | ||||||||||||
7 January 2021 | 2,649 | 357 | 11.3% | 78 | 100 | 1,467 | 143,715 | |||||
31 December 2021 | 2,622 | 28,295 | 10.1% | 68 | 70 | 1,174 | ||||||
16 December 2020 | 689 | 5.9% | 38 | 49 | 1,031 | 18,644 | ||||||
You can also see the latest numbers laid out visually on the Travelling Tabby website here. It is updated at 3pm daily.
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