No Covid deaths in Scotland following positive test for seven days
Cases, deaths and hospital admissions have been mainly declining since the end of January
Scotland has seen its first seven-day period without any Covid deaths - following a positive test - for eight months, according to official figures.- the longest period without deaths since early September.The figures relate to the actual date of death, rather than the date of registration., although the total includes the results of some tests delayed from earlier in the week.
The percentage of positive tests was 0.9% and there were 58 Covid patients being treated in Scottish hospitals. Eleven people are in intensive care. Scotland saw a prolonged period over the summer with virtually no Covid deaths following a positive test for the virus. Deaths began to rise in September as the second wave took hold, eventually rising to a peak on 19 January, when there were 70 deaths.A total of 7,660 people have died in Scotland following a positive test for Covid-19.
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