The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 167 as another new positive test result was published today.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is doing vital work monitoring waste water. That is a way of establishing if Covid is still within a community even if cases are low – it is only when people take a test that a case is recorded. Some people may have covid and just not realise it. That is why SEPA’s monitoring work is so important – another tool in the fight against this pandemic.
The stats for Scotland published on 12th of August 2021 are as follows:
- 1,525 new cases of COVID-19 reported
- 31,832 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
- 5.2% of these were positive
- 8 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
- 42 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
- 356 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
- 4,039,226 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,393,900 have received their second dose
People are reminded to:
- get the vaccine when you are offered it
- wear a face covering, clean hands and surfaces regularly
- self isolate and take a PCR test if you have symptoms
- take regular tests if you don’t have symptoms to reduce the risk of spreading the virus
- meet outside if you can, and open windows when indoors
- keep your distance from people not in your group
- work from home, or do a mixture of home and office working if possible
- use the Protect Scotland and Check-in Scotland apps
