The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 181 as 3 new positive tests were recorded today.

The stats for Scotland published on 20th of August are as follows:

• 3,613 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 36,295 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
  • 10.6% of these were positive
• 9 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 34 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 312 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,071,537 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,526,754 have received their second dose

This graph shows how Orkney’s positivity rate of Covid tests has increased since Level 0 and Beyond Level 0

People are reminded to :

• get the vaccine when you are offered it
• wear a face covering where required
• wash your hands regularly, and cover your nose and mouth if coughing or sneezing
• 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