10 New #Covid Cases in Orkney

The cumulative total of Covid cases in Orkney now stands at 697 as 10 new positive test results were recorded in the Health Board area.

From 30th October to 5th of November the cases recorded across Orkney were as follows:

The stats for Scotland published on 8th November 2021 are as follows:

2,012 new cases of COVID-19 reported
19,251 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results
- 11.0% of these were positive
0 new reported death(s) of people who have tested positive (noting that Register Offices are generally closed at the weekend)
54 people were in intensive care yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
803 people were in hospital yesterday with recently confirmed COVID-19
4,323,549 people have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccination and 3,917,210 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 apps: COVID status (vaccine passport), Protect Scotland and Check-in Scotland