Renfrewshire has recorded another death from Covid-19, taking the number of fatalities in the area to 533 since the pandemic began 17 months ago.
Latest figures from the National Records of Scotland (NRS), covering the week ending August 15, show another life has been lost to the virus, taking the total in 2021 to 191.
Renfrewshire had previously recorded two consecutive weeks without any deaths from the virus, having previously suffered its deadliest week of the Covid-19 pandemic since March in which four people died in the week to July 15.
It is the highest death toll the local authority area has recorded since March 14.
The tragic total included a number of care home residents.
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Exactly half of Scotland’s 32 council areas recorded covid fatalities last week.
Worst hit were Glasgow, Edinburgh, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire, each of which had five deaths.
In Renfrewshire, more than three quarters of the adult population in Renfrewshire - 77.8 per cent - are now fully vaccinated against the virus.
A further 90.9 per cent have received their first jab.
A total of 389 new infections were identified between August 9 and 15, with figures showing the infection rate of 216.8 per 100,000.
This has increased from the previous week, which recorded a rate of 154.4 per 100,000.
