Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland

Scottish COVID-19 test numbers: 25 April 2020

A total of 47,749 people in Scotland have been tested. Of these:

• 37,698 were confirmed negative
• 10,051 were positive
• 1,231 patients who tested positive have died

Management information reported by NHS Boards shows:

• 140 patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were in intensive care last night, with 131 of those having tested positive
• There were 1,748 people in Scottish hospitals with either confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (including those in intensive care).

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The latest weekly report on COVID-19 related deaths (including those where COVID-19 is suspected) is available from National Records of Scotland (NRS).

This report provides report provides a breakdown of deaths by age, sex, setting (hospital, care home or home) and area (NHS Board area and Local Authority). It is updated every Wednesday.

Management information reported by NHS Boards shows:

• 140 patients were in intensive care last night, with 131 of those having tested positive
• there were 1,748 people in Scottish hospitals with either confirmed or suspected COVID-19 (including those in intensive care)

Health Board	Positive Cases	People in hospital at midnight (confirmed or suspected)	People in intensive care at midnight (confirmed or suspected)
Ayrshire and Arran	692	102	7
Borders	258	56	5
Dumfries and Galloway	237	24	*
Fife	653	133	6
Forth Valley	655	96	6
Grampian	700	98	9
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	2,428	557	49
Highland	220	52	*
Lanarkshire	1,187	244	18
Lothian	1,730	287	25
Orkney	7	*	*
Shetland	54	*	*
Tayside	1,224	92	5
Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)	6	*	*
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	*	*	*

Note: hospital numbers are by location of hospital, not residence.

* = less than five

Other management information

On 24 April 2020 there were:

• 3,206 calls to 111 and 385 calls to the Coronavirus Helpline. The number of calls to 111 includes all calls, whether or not they relate to COVID-19
• 1,507 Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) attendances, of which 338 were for suspected COVID-19. SAS took 214 people to hospital with suspected COVID-19.
• 600 people delayed in hospital. This is 1,012 less than the baseline period (04/03 weekly return). An initial target to reduce delays by 400 by the end of March and a further target of reducing by a further 500 by the end of April have now been met.
• 526 (49%) adult care homes which had lodged at least one notification for suspected COVID-19 to the Care Inspectorate. It is important to note that not all of these care homes will still have outbreaks.
• 342 of these adult care homes have reported more than one case of suspected COVID-19.
• 384 (35%) adult care homes have a current outbreak of suspected COVID-19 as at 21st April. This is a care home where at least one care home resident has exhibited symptoms during the last 14 days.
• 2,621 cumulative cases of suspected COVID-19 in care homes. This is an increase of 176 suspected cases on the previous day.
• a total of 7,676 staff, or around 4.6% of the NHS workforce, reporting as absent due to a range of reasons related to COVID-19.
• 2,327 inpatients have been discharged from hospital since the 5th March, who had been tested positive for COVID-19, up from yesterday’s total of 2,271.

Data and charts showing the trends for Scotland for the above data.

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The latest numbers will publish at 2pm each day.