Dumfries and Galloway has seen its first coronavirus deaths in nearly a month.
The latest figures from National Records of Scotland reveal there were four deaths in the week ending January 10.
They are the first recorded in the region since the week ending December 13.
The NRS data is compiled based on the number of cases where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate. There have now been 83 deaths in Dumfries and Galloway by that method.
There were 384 coronavirus deaths across Scotland in the week ending January - nearly 200 more than the previous week. The total number now sits at 7,074.
As of yesterday, there had been 5,023 deaths in Scotland using that measure.
