Coronavirus Statistics

THE NUMBER OF cases of Covid-19 reported in Scotland is now almost 250,000 in one year. With the advent of the vaccine, the biggest mass vaccination programme ever run in the country has now given 60% of the adult population their first dose. The number of those who have received their second dose is now over one million.

The National Records of Scotland report that those who have died number more than 10,000. The number of cases in Edinburgh is now deemed to be under control with the seven day positive rate per 100,000 population down to 26.1 across the city.

The test positivity rate is key - the World Health Organisation deem the pandemic under control if this sits below 5%. In Edinburgh the seven day test positivity rate is now 1.3%. Many areas of the city on the Public Health Scotland map have turned white, indicating no cases there, although there are small pockets where the rate remains higher.