Edinburgh, The number of patients in hospital in Scotland with recently confirmed Covid-19 has reached a record high for a fourth consecutive day with 2,322 people in hospital, according to latest figures.

This was an increase of 65 on the 2,257 reported the day before, with 26 in intensive care, up one.

Scotland has recorded 50 coronavirus-linked deaths and 13,564 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to data published by the Scottish government today.

The number of people who have died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 has risen to 11,246.

So far 4,340,913 people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccination, 4,089,448 have received their second dose, and 3,445,629 have received a third dose or booster.

Authorities said that due to methodology changes, cumulative vaccination figures reported today are lower in comparison to previous days.

South of the border in England meanwhile, Covid-19 hospital admission rates for people aged 75 and over have jumped to their highest level for more than a year, figures show.

New cases of the virus are also estimated to be increasing among all age groups in all regions, with health chiefs warning numbers are likely to rise further.

Admission rates for hospital patients with Covid-19 in England in both of the oldest age groups, 75 to 84-year-olds and people 85 and over, are now at their highest since mid-January 2021, when the second wave of the virus was at its peak.

The overall Covid-19 hospital admission rate in England stood at 17.9 per 100,000, up from 14.1 and the highest since the week to January 16, 2022.

Source: Oman News Agency