Published today, 18th August 2022, on the National Records of Scotland website are the stats for Covid related deaths in Scotland as follows:

As at 14 August 2022, 15,491 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).

In the week 8 to 14 August, 66 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of six deaths from the previous week.

Of the 66 deaths – Covid was the underlying cause of 42 of them. The number of excess deaths based on a 5 year average was 112 for that week.

Of the 66 Covid related deaths 27 were female and 39 were male. The age distribution was:

• Age 15 – 44, 1 death; female
• Age 45 – 64, 4 deaths; 1 female, 3 male
• Age 65 – 74, 12 deaths; 8 female, 4 male
• Age 75 – 84, 22 deaths; 9 female, 13 male
• Age 85+, 27 deaths; 8 female, 19 male

Place of death: 50 were in hospitals, 10 were in care homes, and 6 were at home or a non-institutional setting.

Our monthly analysis shows that the age-standardised rate of COVID-related deaths was higher in July 2022 (78 per 100,000) compared to June 2022 (48 per 100,000) Throughout the pandemic, the highest rate of COVID-related deaths was 585 per 100,000 people in April 2020.

Of the 15,417 deaths involving COVID-19 between March 2020 and July 2022, 93% (14,385) had at least one pre-existing condition, with the most common being dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

“The latest figures show that last week there were 66 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is six more deaths than the previous week.

“People living in the most deprived areas were 2.3 times as likely to die with COVID-19 as those in the least deprived areas. The size of this gap slowly widened over the period of the pandemic but has narrowed since January 2022, when the gap was 2.5.

“The number of deaths from all causes registered in Scotland in this week was 1,126, which is 112, or 11%, more than the five year average.”

There have been nine deaths in Scotland in which the underlying cause of death was due to the adverse effects of vaccination against COVID-19, and four further deaths where an adverse effect was mentioned on the death certificate. This is an increase of two from the figure reported last month. By 31 July 2022, statistics from Public Health Scotland state that 4.4 million people had been given at least one vaccine dose.

The publication Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is available on the NRS website.

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We all need to keep playing our part to protect ourselves and others. You can do this by:

• getting your vaccine when offered to ensure you are fully protected
• staying at home if you’re unwell with symptoms or have a fever
• opening windows when socialising indoors
• wearing a face covering in indoor public places and on public transport
• washing your hands to protect yourself

Care for yourself and others to help slow down the spread of the virus and reduce pressure on our health services.