Question reference: S5W-33145
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 10 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 December 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital patient deaths from COVID-19 have been recorded in each month since March 2020, also broken down by how many of these people had at least one other underlying health condition.
Answer
National Records of Scotland (NRS) publish weekly statistics on the number of deaths where COVID-19 was written on the death certificate, either as a suspected or probable involvement in the death. The publication also includes a breakdown of these deaths by location of death. The latest publication was released on 18th November and a link is provided here: