Another two lives have been lost to Covid-19 in East Renfrewshire.
Latest figures released by National Records of Scotland (NRS), covering the week ending March 5, show the total number of deaths in the area since the pandemic began has increased to 330.
Across the country as a whole, 19 of the 32 council areas had at least one fatality involving coronavirus in the latest weekly figures as the death toll rose by 38, pushing the overall total up to 16,929.
Worst hit were Aberdeenshire and Fife, each of which had four deaths.
The figures released by NRS cover all fatalities where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
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