Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.That represented an increase of 75 deaths on the previous week, with the nine deaths linked to the virus in Stirling the same amount as was recorded in the previous fortnight.Across the Forth Valley region as a whole, the statistics also show a worsening picture in terms of death rates, with 27 people passing away who were linked to the virus last week - in comparison with a total of 16 in the previous week.In total, 18 deaths linked to the virus have now been reported in Stirling since the beginning of the year and 120 people have lost their lives here since NRS began recording figures in the middle of March last year.In Forth Valley, 60 people linked to the virus have passed away.