Almost 300 people have died after contracting coronavirus across Tayside and Fife, new figures have revealed.
The National Records of Scotland (NRS) data show that up to April 26 there has been a total of 2,272 deaths registered in Scotland as a result of coronavirus, with more than a third (36%) of these in care homes.
A regional breakdown of the figures show that 165 deaths were in Tayside and 118 in Fife, taking the total to 283 since the pandemic began.
Of the Tayside figure, 85 deaths were in Dundee, 42 were in Angus and 38 were in Perth and Kinross.
The total number of deaths registered across Tayside and Fife has increased by 92 in the seven-day reporting period up to April 26, up from 191 the previous week.
The NRS figures include all cases where Covid-19 is mentioned in a person’s death certificate and are distinct from the daily figures produced by Health Protection Scotland (HPS), which have so far included only individuals who have died within 28 days of testing positive for the virus.
Across Scotland, a total of 886 (36%) deaths registered up to April 19 related to care homes, while 1,188 (52%) were in hospitals and 197 (9%) were at home or non-institutional settings.
This method recorded 2,272 deaths in Scotland linked to Covid-19 as of April 26, compared to the 1,249 fatalities recorded by the HPS system at the time.
