Lowestnumberof coronavirusdeaths

North Lanarkshire saw just five coronavirus deaths in the past week – the lowest number of deaths since the week ending March 29.

In total, there have been 257 deaths where coronavirus was listed on the death certificate in North Lanarkshire.

Of those, 91 were in care homes, 145 in hospital and 21 were in other settings including at home.

In neighbouring South Lanarkshire, there were 13 coronavirus deaths recorded in South Lanarkshire last week, a rise of 62.5 per cent from the previous week and five higher than anywhere else in Scotland.

Of those, seven occurred in care homes and six in the region’s hospitals.

That takes the total number of coronavirus deaths in Lanarkshire to 552 as of Sunday, June 7.

Lanarkshire as a whole remains the second-worst affected health board in Scotland with 8.3 deaths for every 10,000 people, only Greater Glasgow and Clyde has seen a higher death rate (10.8).

Only Lothian (688) and Greater Glasgow and Clyde (1,283) have seen a higher number of coronavirus deaths than Lanarkshire although the death rate in Lothian is only 7.6 because of the bigger population.

The latest figures on Covid-19 testing for care home staff and residents in Scotland showed Lanarkshire tested 43 members of staff and 119 residents.

Pete Whitehouse, director of statistical services, said: “These statistics, alongside the other important evidence being made available by the Scottish Government and Health Protection Scotland (HPS), are valuable to the understanding of the progress and impact of the Covid-19 virus across Scotland.

“Across Scotland the number of Covid-19 related deaths registered in the week ending June 7 was 89 – the lowest weekly total since late March.

“Our aim is to ensure that our statistical publication provides information that is as useful as possible and adds value to the understanding of how the virus is spreading throughout the country.”