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Coronavirus Scotland: Ayrshire death rate falls for fourth week

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A total of 241 Ayrshire and Arran residents have died as a result of contracting coronavirus. The figures released today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) take into account COVID-19 deaths up to Sunday, May 17.

The news means that 21 patients in the region have died in a week.Today's figures also means that the region has reported its smallest rise in deaths yet (10 per cent increase).Last week 28 people died (15 per cent increase); while the week ending Sunday, May 3, 33 people passed away (21 per cent increase) and the previous week – April 26 – 39 people passed away (32 per cent increase).

Across Ayrshire, 45 per cent of deaths took place in care homes, while hospital deaths also accounted for 47 per cent of the figures.

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