Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland

Scottish COVID-19 test numbers: 17 May 2020

A total of 87,660 people in Scotland have been tested through NHS labs to date. Of these:

• 73,123 were confirmed negative
• 14,537 were positive
• 2,103 patients who tested positive have died

These figures will be an underestimate. Not everyone with COVID-19 will display symptoms and not all those with symptoms will be tested.

Management information reported by NHS Boards shows:

• 59 patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were in intensive care last night, with 46 of those having tested positive
• there were 1,007 people in Scottish hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 (including those in intensive care), and a further 301 where it was suspected

Health Board	Total confirmed cases to date	People in hospital at midnight (confirmed)	People in intensive care at midnight (confirmed or suspected)
Ayrshire and Arran	974	32	*
Borders	313	26	*
Dumfries and Galloway	257	*	*
Fife	824	76	*
Forth Valley	873	19	*
Grampian	1189	89	5
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	3731	432	20
Highland	331	6	*
Lanarkshire	1828	107	11
Lothian	2561	192	7
Orkney	7	*	*
Shetland	54	*	*
Tayside	1589	23	*
Eileanan Siar (Western Isles)	6	*	*
Golden Jubilee National Hospital	*	*	*

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

* = less than five

Numbers in hospital were previously reported in this table as the total of confirmed and suspected. However from 5 May onwards these are confirmed only. This is due to discontinuity in suspected cases due to increased levels of screening. .

Other daily management information

On 16 May there were:

• 3,043 tests carried out by NHS Scotland in hospitals, care homes or the community, making a total of 122,365 COVID-19 tests through NHS labs to date
• in addition, there were 1,678 drive through and mobile tests carried out by the Regional Testing Centres in Scotland bringing the total to 37,877 tests to date
• 7,433 calls to 111 and 110 calls to the Coronavirus Helpline. The number of calls to 111 includes all calls, whether or not they relate to COVID-19
• 1,522 Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) attendances, of which 287 were for suspected COVID-19. SAS took 190 people to hospital with suspected COVID-19
• 486 (45%) adult care homes with a current case of suspected COVID-19. At least one resident in the care home has exhibited symptoms during the last 14 days
• 632 (58%) adult care homes which have lodged at least one notification for suspected COVID-19 to the Care Inspectorate since the start of the epidemic. 463 of these care homes have reported more than one case of suspected COVID-19
• 5,096 cumulative cases of suspected COVID-19 in care homes. This is an increase of 27 suspected cases on the previous day
• a total of 6,233 staff, or around 3.8% of the NHS workforce, reporting as absent due to a range of reasons related to COVID-19
• 3,354 inpatients have been discharged from hospital since 5th March, who had been tested positive for COVID-19, up from yesterday’s total of 3,335
• 638 people delayed in hospital as at 14 May. This is 974 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
• 3,121 staff were reported as absent in adult care homes due to COVID-19, based on returns received from 813 (75%) adult care homes as at 12 May. Staff absent due to COVID-19 represents 7.3% of all adult care home staff (42,626) for whom a return was provided. The absence figures for NHS staff and care home staff are calculated in different ways and caution should be exercised in making comparisons – see the data sources and definitions document for full details. This data will be updated weekly

Deaths of health and social care workers related to COVID-19

As at 12 May, we have been notified by Health Boards or the Care Inspectorate of 7 deaths of healthcare workers and 8 deaths of social care workers, related to COVID-19. We are not able to confirm how many of these staff contracted COVID-19 through their work. We will update this information every Wednesday.

How this data is reported and other data sources

The latest numbers will publish at 2pm each day. 

• Trends in daily data
• Data definitions and sources
• Process for reporting COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 deaths

A 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 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.
Read more: Deaths involving coronavirus  (COVID-19) in Scotland

People affected by COVID-19

Public Health Scotland reports on the demographic characteristics (age, sex, deprivation) of people affected by COVID-19. It also looks at some of the wider impacts of the virus on the healthcare system, comparing recent trends in activity with historic norms. It is updated every Wednesday.  
Read more: Public Health Scotland latest COVID-19 data and intelligence