Nicola Sturgeon FMQs: coronavirus death toll reaches 2,386

Speaking at her daily press briefing, the First Minister confirmed that 11 more people had died from the virus in the last 24 hours.

It brings the total death toll of people who tested positive for Covid-19 to 2,386.

Confirmed cases of the virus have now reached 15,304.

The number of patients in hospital with confirmed or suspected coronavirus stands at 1,117.

34 people are now being treated for the virus in Scotland’s intensive care units.

National Records of Scotland

The new daily figures from Ms Sturgeon follow weekly statistics published by the National Records of Scotland.

According to their records, a total of 3,911 people have died in Scotland with confirmed or suspected coronavirus since the start of the outbreak.

There were 131 deaths relating to Covid-19 registered between May 25 and May 31, down 99 on the previous week.

It 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.

They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because they include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.

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