Slight drop in COVID numbers

Scottish numbers: 2 January 2021

Summary

• 2,137 new cases of COVID-19 reported yesterday (Satuday)
• 21,451 new tests for COVID-19 that reported results – 10.8% of these were positive

During 1 to 4 January, daily updates will be published to provide the latest data on the number of new cases of COVID-19 and the test positivity rate. During this period (1 to 4 January) there will be no updates to the remaining statistics – you can access the latest available data in the sections below and in the trends excel file. Following the next holiday weekend, we will update on Tuesday 5 January – we will provide the latest daily data for that day and the previous 4 days.

Local area data

• Public Health Scotland’s interactive dashboard now provides a map showing the number of cases in local areas, as well as trends for local authorities and NHS boards