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More people die of coronavirus in Lothian nursing homes than in hospital

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The latest figures reveal that Lothian has had more coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes than hospitals.The previous week’s figures showed that nursing home deaths were equal to hospital fatalities in Lothian but now nursing home deaths are higher.In Lothian, of the 370 deaths related to Covid-19 to date, 186 were in nursing homes, 50.2 per cent.

Another 156 occurred at hospitals and 28 were at home.Last week, the death toll in Lothian stood at 256 but the new figures reveal another 114 people have since died due to the cornavirus.Other health boards showed a rise in care home deaths but only Lothian and Grampian have more at nursing homes than in hospitals at this stage.In Greater Glasgow, 38 per cent of deaths happened in nursing

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