Perth and Kinross for the first time this month. Two residents passed away from the virus between April 19-25, according to the latest National Records of Scotland (NRS) statistics.
The figures reveal that no deaths were recorded in the three weeks prior, with the last Perth and Kinross coronavirus death recorded in the week of March 22-28.
The latest stats also reveal that it is the first time more than one person has died from COVID in the space of a week since six were recorded between February 22-28.It takes the number of deaths in the region, where COVID is mentioned on the death certificate, this year to 118.
The deaths come as the COVID-19 infection rate in Perth and Kinross has shown a gradual increase over the past three weeks. The.