A total of 11 Scots who worked for the NHS or the social care sector have died from coronavirus since the start of the pandemic.
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the tragic news during her daily press conference on Wednesday. Six of those were NHS workers, five were social care staff.
The FM stressed that not all of those who passed away would have contracted the deadly bug in their work place.She said that 'it is important to understand how many frontline workers are risking their lives' every day.The FM also said that 'appropriate investigations into the circumstances' surrounding these deaths should take place, before sending her 'deepest condolences'.