There have been 10 more deaths in Ayrshire where Covid-19 was cited on the death certificate according to new statistics from the National Records of Scotland.

The latest reporting period covers January 10-16 and represents an increase of two deaths from the previous week.

It's the largest weekly death total for the Ayrshire and Arran area in five weeks.

Scotland as a whole saw 60 more deaths than in the previous week, something statisticians have put down to registrars catching up on a backlog of death registrations following Registration office closures over the holiday period. 

There were three deaths from East Ayrshire, six from North Ayrshire and one from South Ayrshire in the latest figures

As of January 16, 12,675 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate.

In the week January 10-16, 132 deaths were registered that mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, an increase of 60 deaths from the previous week.

A total of 91 deaths were aged 75 or older, 21 were aged 65 to 74, and 20 were under 65. 63 were female and 69 were male.

There were 14 deaths in North Lanarkshire, 13 in South Lanarkshire and 12 in City of Edinburgh. In total 25 council areas (out of 32) had at least one death involving Covid-19 last week.

Of the 132 deaths in the latest figures, 77 were in hospitals, 45 were in care homes and 10 were at home or a non-institutional setting.

Pete Whitehouse, director of statistical services at the National Records of Scotland, which released the weekly figures on Wednesday, said: “The latest figures show that last week there were 132 deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is 60 more deaths than the previous week.

“The number of deaths from all causes registered in Scotland in this week was 1,501, which is 27, or 2 per cent, fewer than the five year average.”