The number of Ayrshire hospital patients in intensive care with confirmed or suspected coronavirus has dropped to just five, according to latest Scottish Government figures.
29.04.2020 - 14:55 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A total of 159 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, April 26.
The news means that 39 patients in the region have died in a week.
In East Ayrshire 41 have died as a result of contracting COVID-19. In North Ayrshire 55 have died and in South Ayrshire 63 have passed away.
In South Ayrshire, more people have died in care homes (49 per cent)
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