FIVE more deaths linked to coronavirus have been registered in Scotland.
A total of 4236 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus, according to the latest National Records of Scotland (NRS).
Five deaths relating to Covid-19 were registered between September 7 and 13, two in a care home and three in a hospital.
The statistics are published weekly and account for all deaths registered in Scotland where the virus 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.
In the daily update, Nicola Sturgeon confirmed one more confirmed coronavirus patient has died.
It brings the total number of fatalities under that measurement to 2501.
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