It’s the highest number of fatalities in the country since June 17, while there are 640 new cases
By Democrat reporter
Seven more people with coronavirus have died in Scotland, the highest daily total since June 17.
It takes the death toll among patients who died within 28 days of their coronavirus test to 2519.
Separate weekly figures from National Records of Scotland show that up to Sunday, September 27, a total of 4257 deaths have been registered where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
That includes ten deaths last week – five in hospital, four in care homes and one in another setting.
Speaking at the daily Covid briefing, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “We, of course, should never think of these deaths as statistics, every single one of them represents the loss of a unique and irreplaceable individual.
“I want to send my deepest condolences to everyone who has lost a loved one, and that particularly includes those who have lost loved ones in the last few days.”
The country has confirmed 640 new Covid cases overnight, the FM added, which amounts to 10.3% of newly-tested Scots, down from 11.5% and 806 cases on Tuesday.
Of those cases, 232 – more than a third – are in the Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board area, where a campus cluster at the University of Glasgow is ongoing.
There are 160 new infections in Lothian and 73 in Lanarkshire.
A total of 137 people around Scotland are in hospital being treated for coronavirus, which is a rise of 14 in 24 hours.
Of these patients, 14 were in intensive care, down two from the revised figure of 16 the previous day.
Sturgeon said there were 94 new hospital admissions for the virus last week – up 60% from the figure of 58 the previous week.
This means “we could not afford complacency”, she told the briefing.
Meanwhile in West Dunbartonshire, new residents are tested before they are admitted to care home facilities.
Head of health and community care with West Dunbartonshire health and social care partnership, Jo Gibson, told the council about the steps taken to protect residents .
She also advised that, even if they test negative when screened on admission from either hospital or the community, new residents are still encouraged to self-isolate for 14 days.
Councillors heard 1300 tests had been carried out among staff and residents
This involves regular testing including some of the 320 residents across the local authority area.
“We test staff every week but test residents if they show symptoms or someone else in the care home does. All of the residents who give consent and the staff would then be tested.
“We would also test residents on admission from hospital or the community and even if the result is negative we suggest they self-isolate for 14 days.”
At September 15, all care homes within West Dunbartonshire were rated green meaning there were no significant concerns regarding Covid, but it believed things may have changed for the worse since then.