82% of hospital patients discharged to care homes in Scotland were not tested for Covid-19, it has emerged.
The Public Health Scotland report found there were 3,599 discharges from hospital to a care home from March 1 to April 21 - and the majority, 82%, were not tested for Covid-19.
Of the 650 who were tested, 78 had received a positive result while in hospital.
Between April 22 and May 31, there were 1,605 discharges from hospital to a care home.
The majority (1,493 or 93%) were tested for Covid-19, in line with changes in clinical guidance.
Of these, 1,215 tested negative and 278 tested positive.
Of those who tested positive, 233 had a negative test result prior to discharge.
The report states: "It is important to note that there are valid clinical reasons for individuals not to be tested prior to discharge, relating to their capacity to consent to testing and avoiding causing distress, and to appropriateness of testing, e.g. in end of life care situations."
Between March 1 and May 31, there were 5,204 discharges from NHS hospitals to care homes, relating to 4,807 individuals, which accounted for 5.3% of all hospital discharges during the same period.
Latest figures show a total of 4,482 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
A total of 106 deaths relating to Covid-19 were registered between October 19 and 25, an increase of 31 from the previous week
There were 44 deaths in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 20 in Lanarkshire and 14 in Lothian.
The statistics are published weekly and account for all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because they include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.
Coronavirus has shut 17 hospital wards in one Scottish city.
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland's largest health board, has had to close 17 wards to new admissions due to the outbreak.
The board said it had reported 21 significant incidents of healthcare acquired infections to Public Health Scotland with 20 'red wards' set up to exclusively treat coronavirus patients.
Currently there are 1,100 Covid-19 patients in hospitals across Scotland.
NHS bosses now say admissions in certain areas passing April's peak, according to Dr Andy Haynes from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System.
He said at King's Mill & Bassetlaw, they were "now past the levels we saw back in April" with most patients over 45.
However Dr Haynes said fewer patients were requiring intensive care, but said some cancer operations across Nottinghamshire hospitals were having to be cancelled.
Airedale Hospital, near Keighley, said it is suspending non-urgent surgery for two weeks.
It said in a statement: "We are seeing increasing demand on the hospital which is in turn meaning that our inpatient beds are at capacity.
"As a result, and as per our escalation plans, we have taken the decision to postpone any elective surgery that needs an overnight stay. This comes into effect immediately, for the next two weeks.
"Urgent and emergency cases and cancer surgery will be carrying on as normal."
