A TOTAL of 3911 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
There were 131 deaths relating to Covid-19 registered between May 25 and May 31, down 99 on the previous week. This marks the fifth consecutive weekly reduction in deaths involving the virus.
More than half of all registered deaths involving Covid-19 in week 22 occurred in care homes, at 52%.
The number of deaths in care homes also fell for a fifth week in a row, down by 56 from last week to 68.
The statistics are published weekly and account for all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
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They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because they include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.
A total of 2386 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, up by 11 from yesterday, Nicola Sturgeon said.
Speaking during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament, Sturgeon said 15,504 people have tested positive for the virus in Scotland, up by 33 from the previous day.
There are 1117 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a decrease of 51. Of these patients, 34 were in intensive care, marking no change from yesterday.
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