The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney now stands at 258 as 18 positive test results were published for the Health Board area today.

In the last 7 days there have been 45 positive Covid cases recorded in Orkney.

Death (Covid Confirmed) in Orkney

The stats published for Scotland on 11th September 2021

• 4,298 new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 42,529 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
  • 10.9% of these were positive
• 10 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 83 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 985 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,137,710 people have received the first dose of the Covid vaccination and 3,769,320 have received their second dose

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