Coronavirus (COVID-19): daily data for Scotland

Scottish COVID-19 test numbers: 18 May 2020

A total of 88,940 people in Scotland have been tested through NHS labs to date. Of these:

• 74,346 were confirmed negative
• 14,594 were positive
• 2,105 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:

• 63 patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 were in intensive care last night, with 46 of those having tested positive
• there were 1,005 people in Scottish hospitals with confirmed COVID-19 (including those in intensive care), and a further 422 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	976	32	5
Borders	316	27	*
Dumfries and Galloway	257	*	*
Fife	824	75	*
Forth Valley	880	19	*
Grampian	1200	88	7
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	3742	434	20
Highland	331	6	*
Lanarkshire	1840	103	10
Lothian	2568	192	10
Orkney	7	*	*
Shetland	54	*	*
Tayside	1593	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 17 May there were:

• 2,317 tests carried out by NHS Scotland in hospitals, care homes or the community, making a total of 124,682 COVID-19 tests through NHS labs to date
• in addition, there were 1,158 drive through and mobile tests carried out by the Regional Testing Centres in Scotland bringing the total to 39,035 tests to date
• 6,524 calls to 111 and 111 calls to the Coronavirus Helpline. The number of calls to 111 includes all calls, whether or not they relate to COVID-19
• 1,542 Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) attendances, of which 276 were for suspected COVID-19. SAS took 186 people to hospital with suspected COVID-19
• 484 (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
• 5,126 cumulative cases of suspected COVID-19 in care homes. This is an increase of 30 suspected cases on the previous day
• a total of 6,357 staff, or around 3.8% of the NHS workforce, reporting as absent due to a range of reasons related to COVID-19
• 3,372 inpatients have been discharged from hospital since 5th March, who had been tested positive for COVID-19, up from yesterday’s total of 3,354
• 662 people delayed in hospital as at 15 May. This is 950 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