Scotland's daily Covid cases pass 20,000 for the first time

Over one-third of tests came back positive

Author: Liam RossPublished 3rd Jan 2022
Last updated 4th Jan 2022

Daily coronavirus cases in Scotland have reached a record new high at 20,217, the latest figures show.

The figures published by the Scottish Government on Monday show 65,860 new tests for Covid-19 reported results and 34.9% were positive.

Monday's figures include a note advising of delays in between tests being taken and results being reported, but saying Public Health Scotland is monitoring the situation.

There were 1,031 people in hospital on Sunday 2nd January with recently confirmed Covid-19 and of these 38 were in intensive care.

A total of 4,383,212 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,017,051 have received their second dose, and 2,992,583 have received a third dose or booster.

The daily data for 1st January and 2nd January was also published on Monday.

A total of 17,065 new cases were reported on 1st January and 14,080 were reported for 2nd January.

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