The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney is now at 288 as 6 positive test results have been recorded in the Health Board area today.

Covid Cases 9th – 15th September 2021 in Orkney:

• West Mainland: 9
• Stromness, Stenness, Sandwick: 9
• East Mainland: 8
• North Isles, Linked South Isles, Hoy Flotta: 4

The stats for Scotland published on 18th of September 2021 are as follows:

• 6,116* new cases of COVID-19 reported
• 73,358* new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
  • 9.0% of these were positive
• 27 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive
• 99 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 1,052 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
• 4,151,735 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and 3,802,183 have received their second dose

* There may be variability in the number of new cases and tests reported in the latest 24 hour period. This is due to a backlog of data being processed following technical issues affecting reporting on 16 September 2021.

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