Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.
20.05.2020 - 14:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A total of 241 Ayrshire and Arran residents have died as a result of contracting coronavirus.
The figures released today by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) take into account COVID-19 deaths up to Sunday, May 17.
The news means that 21 patients in the region have died in a week.
Today's figures also means that the region has reported its smallest rise in deaths yet (10 per cent increase).
Last week 28 people died (15 per cent increase); while the week ending Sunday, May 3, 33 people passed
Ayrshire is continuing to slow down, new figures show.
The number of Ayrshire hospital patients battling coronavirus has dipped below 10.
New coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Ayrshire as Scotland's death toll from the disease experienced another double-figure increase.
There has been a huge drop in the COVID-19 death rate in Ayrshire, new figures show.
No new confirmed cases of coronavirus have been reported in Ayrshire for the first time during the pandemic.
Scotland has recorded just one more coronavirus death and 18 new cases as the nation continues in its quest to reduce transmission of the deadly illness.
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Ayrshire has risen by just two to 1,060.
The number of Ayrshire and Arran patients fighting coronavirus in hospital has hit a new low.
No new cases of coronavirus have been confirmed in Ayrshire today.
The number of people battling coronavirus in Ayrshire hospitals has risen again.
The number of people with coronavirus in an Ayrshire hospital has hit a new low.
Ayrshire is on the brink of hitting 1,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus, new figures from the Scottish Government show.
The amount of coronavirus patients discharged in Ayrshire and Arran has surpassed 200.
The growth of Ayrshire coronavirus has slowed down again today.
There are signs today that Ayrshire and Arran may be turning a COVID-19 corner.
A further 46 people have tragically died after contracting the coronavirus in Scotland.
Ayrshire and Arran's coronavirus death rate has fallen for the third week in a row.
More than 300 NHS Ayrshire & Arran healthcare heroes have tested positive for coronavirus.
More than 300 NHS Ayrshire & Arran healthcare heroes have tested positive for coronavirus.
The number of Ayrshire hospital patients battling coronavirus has fallen below 50.