Four more coronavirus deaths in NHS Highland area
Register for free to read more of the latest local news. It's easy and will only take a moment.
A total of 111 people have died in the NHS Highland area from either confirmed or suspected Covid-19 – an increase of four from a week ago.
Each Wednesday the National Records of Scotland (NRS) issues numbers of cases where coronavirus has been mentioned on a death certificate.
Within the NHS Highland area, since the outbreak began, 37 of the total number of deaths have occurred in care homes, with 14 occurring at home and 60 in hospital.
Within the smaller Highland Council area the death toll increased by one during the last week to a total of 47.
Fourteen of those deaths were in care homes, with six at home and 27 in hospital.
The NHS Highland area includes Argyll and Bute Council and Highland Council and has a combined population of around 320,000.
The Highland Council area has approximately 235,000 residents.
Scotland as a whole has seen a rise in the total number of Covid-19 deaths, up to 3911 from 3776 registered seven days ago, though the rate of increase has fallen for a fifth consecutive week.
In a more detailed breakdown of the national numbers, 1818 people died in care homes, 272 people died at home, 1815 died in hospital and six elsewhere.
