The cumulative total of covid cases in Orkney is now at 208 as 1 new positive test result was published in the Health Board area.

There have now been 5 deaths registered in Orkney directly attributable to Covid.

And for Scotland the deaths are :

In the week ending 29 August, 48 deaths were registered where COVID-19 was on the death certificate

Since the start of the outbreak:

• 8,154 people have died who have tested positive as at 3 September
• 10,554 deaths have been registered in Scotland where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate up to 29 August
• 32% of COVID-19 registered deaths related to deaths in care homes, 61% were in hospitals and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings (as at 29 August)

The stats for Scotland published on 4th September 2021 are as follows:

• 6,152 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 51,031 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
  • 12.9% of these were positive
• 11 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 58 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 670 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,117,147 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,717,587 have received their second dose

Please remember 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