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The COVID-19 pandemic in Scotland is part of the COVID-19 pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019, caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Scotland on 1 March 2020. [1] Community transmission was first reported on 11 March 2020, and the first confirmed death was on 13 March 2020.
10 June – Office for National Statistics data shows that COVID-19 cases in Scotland have increased over a week from one in 50 to one in 40. [ 98 ] 11 June – Leading epidemiologist Professor Linda Bauld says there is no need for a return to COVID measures in Scotland after Office for National Statistics data showed an increase in cases.
30 June – BBC News reports that one in 25,000 people had COVID-19 on 26 June, while hospitalisations from the illness stood at 3.31 in every 100,000 on 16 June, a slight increase from 2.87 per 100,000 the previous week. The article also notes that data is no longer collected in the same way it was at the height of the pandemic.
A BBC News report highlights the potential difficulties of Scotland's COVID certificate system. While other parts of the UK are using an app through which people can scan a QR code to obtain their COVID certificate, Scotland is relying on a paper-based system, which may not be accepted by some countries. [305]
The programme has been compared with the frequent calls to replace Reporting Scotland with a 'Scottish Six' version of the BBC News at Six. On 9 December 2024, BBC News Scotland announced two new titles which will join its news and current affairs portfolio from the New Year. Launched on 6 January 2025 was Reporting Scotland: News at Seven, the ...
16 March – Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 7 March (6 March in Scotland) indicates COVID-19 cases are falling in Scotland, but the picture is uncertain in the rest of the UK. In England, the survey suggests that 1,322,000 tested positive for the virus, equating to 2.36% of the population, or around 1 in 40. [67]
11 July – The number of new COVID-19 cases in Scotland has fallen to single figures after seven people tested positive in the most recent 24-hour period; there were also no new COVID deaths in Scotland over the same period. [96] 13 July – Shopping centres are permitted to reopen in Scotland, while outdoor contact sports resume for children ...
22 July – The latest Office for National Statistics data for the week ending 15 July shows 3.8 million COVID-19 infections in the UK, a rise of 7% on the previous week. The ONS figures show a slow in the growth of cases while data from other sources, such as the government's COVID-19 Dashboard, suggest the latest wave has already reached its ...