More than 3,000 coronavirus-linked deaths in Scotland, finds new report
More than 3,000 people have now died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
A total of 3,213 deaths have been recorded as of Sunday May 10.
The figures are announced weekly and account for all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned in 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.
People in Scotland's most deprived areas were 2.3 times more likely to die with Covid-19 than those living in the least deprived areas, the figures indicate.
There were 415 deaths registered between May 4 and May 10, a fall on the 523 registered the previous week, according to the NRS.
The total number of all deaths registered in Scotland from May 4-10 was 1,434, up 39% from the five-year average for that week of 1,034.
The NRS said: "Of these 400 excess deaths, 96% were deaths where Covid-19 was the underlying cause of death."