A new case of Covid-19 has been detected on a remote Scottish island where ten people have already died after contracting the virus.
04.05.2020 - 12:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Deaths in Renfrewshire’s coronavirus-hit care homes account for nearly three quarters of the region’s tragic total, the Paisley Daily Express can reveal.
Eleven of the area’s 22 homes have registered a devastating total of 81 deaths.
Earlier this week, it was reported 116 people in Renfrewshire had died after testing positive for Covid-19 between March 16 and April 20, which is the sixth highest rate in Scotland.
The heartbreaking figures came to light in a report by Renfrewshire Council’s chief
A new case of Covid-19 has been detected on a remote Scottish island where ten people have already died after contracting the virus.
More people with Covid-19 have died in care homes than in hospitals in South Ayrshire.
Ministers have been urged to set up a special fund for care home staff who take a financial hit if they contract covid-19.
A number of residents at an Aberdeenshire care home have died following an outbreak of coronavirus.
The Scottish Government has unveiled new powers to protect care home residents amid the coronavirus crisis.
Residents at a Wishaw care home tucked into a traditional Scottish takeaway after they received a special delivery from a kind-hearted schoolgirl.
Scotland's oldest woman has celebrated her 107th birthday in a Glasgow care home.
A total of 22 residents have died of confirmed or suspected coronavirus at a Lanarkshire care home.
Scotland's health minister blamed "an error, not a conspiracy" after draft guidance for care homes was published before it had been officially approved.
A Scots entertainer has performed a hilarious coronavirus take on an classic X-rated song for residents at a care home in Johnstone.
Ten residents at a Scots care home have died from suspected or confirmed cases of coronavirus.
A third resident has died at a coronavirus -stricken care home on the Isle of Skye.
A second resident has died from Covid-19 after an outbreak at a Scottish island care home, we can reveal.
An Isle of Skye care home at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak had "sufficient" protective equipment for staff and residents, a Scottish Government minister insisted.
An experienced Scots nurse with young children quit her job in a care home due to not having access to proper PPE and said 'my children need me alive'.
An Isle of Skye care home has become Scotland’s covid-19 hotspot with an explosion of 54 new cases of the deadly virus.
A son whose mum died in a care home has rejected claims she died from coronavirus despite the killer bug being written on her death certificate.
Scottish Labour leader Richard Leonard has said his own uncle died of covid-19 in a care home last week.
The Scottish Government did a U-turn on coronavirus testing in care homes yesterday – announcing that all new residents would be checked.
A Covid-19 outbreak at a Dumbarton care home has been described as “utterly shameful and completely unacceptable” by health secretary Jeane Freeman.