Today’s published figures for Scotland, 18 th of February are as follows

• 685 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 21,280 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 3.8% of these were positive
• 57 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive 
• 95 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 1,261 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 1,354,966 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 24,169have received their second dose

The cumulative total for Orkney has increased by 1 and now stands at 70.

To limit the spread of the virus which now has a much more transmissible variant please follow FACTS

• wear a face covering
• avoid crowded places
• clean hands and surfaces regularly
• stay 2m away from other people
• self-isolate and book a test if you have COVID-19 symptoms (new continuous cough, fever or loss of, or change in, sense of smell or taste)
• download the Protect Scotland contact tracing app