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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Number of Covid patients in hospital drops by 12 per cent but 'levels remain high'

Public Health Scotland found that in the week ending August 21 there were on average 819 patients with the virus receiving in-patient care

The number of Covid patients in Scotland’s hospitals has fallen by more than 12%, the latest weekly figures have showed.

Public Health Scotland found that in the week ending August 21 there were on average 819 patients with the virus receiving in-patient care – down by 12.3% on the previous week.

A total of 3724 positive coronavirus cases were reported over the course of the week, the figures showed.

Public Health Scotland added that there were 353 new Covid-19 admissions to hospital during the seven-day period.

There were 10 new admissions to intensive care following a laboratory-confirmed test of Covid-19, with this down by five from the previous week.

Public Health Scotland’s latest Covid report said: “Following a peak in early April 2022, the average number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 was decreasing until early June 2022, before rising again until mid-July 2022.

“In recent weeks Covid-19 hospital occupancy has decreased, but levels remain high.”

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