Hospital onset COVID-19 cases in Scotland - Week ending 1 March 2020 to week ending 10 April 2022 - Hospital onset COVID-19 cases in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland - ISS-G20 Laboratorium Repository

About this release

This release provides data for COVID-19 hospital onset cases in Scotland from week ending 1 March 2020 to week ending 10 April 2022.  A system for monitoring COVID-19 is critical to tracking hospital transmission. This helps to inform infection prevention and control measures. The transmission of COVID-19 is thought to occur mainly through respiratory droplets generated by coughing and through contact with contaminated surfaces. Infections have been widely reported in the community. Further information on the epidemiology of COVID-19 in healthcare settings can be found on the Public Health Scotland website.

Main points

Breakdown of COVID-19 cases by hospital onset status – weekly data

The total number of COVID-19 cases reported to ARHAI Scotland this week (week ending 10 April 2022) was 38,755. Of these:

• 37,981 (98.0% of all COVID-19 cases) were reported as community onset (first positive specimen of COVID-19 episode taken in the community), of which 4,148 (10.9% of community onset cases) were reinfections. In the previous week (week ending 03 April 2022) there were 49,469 (98.1% of all COVID-19 cases) of which 5,363 (10.8% of community onset cases) were reinfections.
• 356 (0.9% of all COVID-19 cases) were reported as non-hospital onset (first positive specimen of COVID-19 episode on day 1 or 2 of admission to NHS board), of which 22 (6.2% of non-hospital onset cases) were reinfections. In the previous week (week ending 03 April 2022) there were 469 (0.9% of all COVID-19 cases), of which 39 (8.3% of non-hospital onset cases) were reinfections.
• 94 (0.2% of all COVID-19 cases) were reported as indeterminate hospital onset (first positive specimen of COVID-19 episode on days 3 to 7 of admission to NHS board), of which 5 (5.3% of indeterminate hospital onset cases) were reinfections. In the previous week (week ending 03 April 2022) there were 124 (0.2% of all COVID-19 cases), of which 3 (2.4% of indeterminate hospital onset cases) were reinfections.
• 83 (0.2% of all COVID-19 cases) were reported as probable hospital onset (first positive specimen of COVID-19 episode on days 8 to 14 of admission to NHS board), of which 3 (3.6% of probable hospital onset cases) were reinfections. In the previous week (week ending 03 April 2022) there were 105 (0.2% of all COVID-19 cases), of which 5 (4.8% of probable hospital onset cases) were reinfections.
• 241 (0.6% of all COVID-19 cases) were reported as definite hospital onset (first positive specimen of COVID-19 episode 15 or more days after admission to NHS board), of which 16 (6.6% of definite hospital onset cases) were reinfections. In the previous week (week ending 03 April 2022) there were 284 (0.6% of all COVID-19 cases), of which 17 (6.0% of definite hospital onset cases) were reinfections.

Background

Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection (ARHAI) Scotland, part of National Services Scotland, works closely with Public Health Scotland to deliver the COVID-19 response. Local and national monitoring in hospital settings is required to reduce COVID-19 infections.

Further information

The next release of this publication will be 11 May 2022.

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