Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

REGIONAL BREAKDOWN: Covid cases rise by 278 in Scotland with 32 in north and north-east

Post Thumbnail

Covid-19 cases in the north and north-east have risen by 32 in the past 24 hours, the latest figures show.

Across the same timeframe, case numbers in Scotland have also risen by 278, with three deaths recorded.

Figures published earlier today also show that the number of people who have died in Scotland with Covid-19 listed on their death certificate has now exceeded the 10,000 mark at 10,031.

Death total exceeds 10,000

Data produced by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) shows 34 deaths relating to Covid-19 were registered between April 5 and 11, down four on the previous week.

It brings the total number of fatalities up to Sunday to 10,031.

Of the deaths recorded this week, 26 happened in hospital, five in care homes and three at home or in a non-institutional setting.

Monthly analysis from the NRS suggests March 2021 was the first month since October 2020 where Covid-19 was not the top cause of death, but the fifth.

The statistics are published weekly and cover all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate.

Regional Breakdown

Of the 32 new cases across the north and north-east in the past day, 23 have been recorded in Grampian.

Ten of the new cases have been identified in Aberdeen City, with a further eight in Moray. Five new cases have also been confirmed in Aberdeenshire.

The north-east’s total now stands at 14,689 positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

In Highland, nine new Covid-19 case has been identified the past day, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 5,060.

No new cases have been recorded in any of the island health boards, with Orkney, Shetland and the Western Isles totals remaining on 71, 235 and 294 respectively.

Coronavirus in Scotland

The number of cases across Scotland has also risen in the past day, with 278 new cases recorded.

Scotland’s total positive case rate now stands at 222,660 with the new cases representing 1.3% of those tested.

The number of people who have died in Scotland after contracting the virus has risen to 7,636, as three new deaths were recorded in the past 24 hours.

A total of 119 people are currently in Scottish hospitals receiving treatment for Covid-19, with 20 of those in intensive care.

Hospital admissions are down by 14 in the past day, with the same number of people in ICU over the same timeframe.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, a total of 1,868,938 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these people, 1,646,278 were confirmed negative.

Vaccine Rollout

The latest update from the Scottish Government also delivers the number of people who have received their first and second doses of the vaccine.

As of today, 2,694,971 people have received their first dose of the vaccine, whilst 634,422 people in Scotland have had both doses of the vaccine.

Today’s update includes backdated data from April 11, with 886 registered from that date along with 5,700 from the days prior.