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).

The deaths include those with suspected coronavirus

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."