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Scotland sees first weekly fall in virus deaths
Scotland sees first weekly fall in coronavirus deaths
The number of people dying with coronavirus in Scotland has fallen for the first time, according to new statistics.
Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed that the virus was mentioned in 523 death certificates in the week to 3 May.
This was lower than the 656 deaths that were recorded the previous week.
NRS said it was the first weekly reduction in the number of deaths since reporting began on 16 March.
The latest figures bring the total number of people who have died with a confirmed or suspected case of the virus to 2,795.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the fall in the death rate "gives us some hope", but said "our progress, while real, is still too fragile to immediately ease restrictions in any meaningful way".
Of the 523 deaths recorded in the week to 3 May which were linked to the virus, 59% were in care homes, with 37% in hospitals.
However the number of deaths in care homes actually fell slightly, from 339 to 310.
The proportion of all deaths in Scotland which involved coronavirus also fell week on week, from 36% to 31%.
And the number of people being treated for the virus in hospital and in intensive care units has also fallen.
Pete Whitehouse, director of statistical services for the NRS, said this was "the first time there has been a reduction in Covid-19 related deaths from the previous week".
However he stressed that "every death from this virus is a tragedy".
Three-quarters of all Covid-19 deaths in Scotland have been of people aged over 75, with only 19 people under the age of 45 having died.
Scotland sees first weekly fall in coronavirus deaths
The number of people dying with coronavirus in Scotland has fallen for the first time, according to new statistics.
Data from the National Records of Scotland (NRS) showed that the virus was mentioned in 523 death certificates in the week to 3 May.
This was lower than the 656 deaths that were recorded the previous week.
NRS said it was the first weekly reduction in the number of deaths since reporting began on 16 March.
The latest figures bring the total number of people who have died with a confirmed or suspected case of the virus to 2,795.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the fall in the death rate "gives us some hope", but said "our progress, while real, is still too fragile to immediately ease restrictions in any meaningful way".
Of the 523 deaths recorded in the week to 3 May which were linked to the virus, 59% were in care homes, with 37% in hospitals.
However the number of deaths in care homes actually fell slightly, from 339 to 310.
The proportion of all deaths in Scotland which involved coronavirus also fell week on week, from 36% to 31%.
And the number of people being treated for the virus in hospital and in intensive care units has also fallen.
Pete Whitehouse, director of statistical services for the NRS, said this was "the first time there has been a reduction in Covid-19 related deaths from the previous week".
However he stressed that "every death from this virus is a tragedy".
Three-quarters of all Covid-19 deaths in Scotland have been of people aged over 75, with only 19 people under the age of 45 having died.