A total of 367 people in the north and north-east have died after contracting Covid-19, new figures show.
Data collected by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show that up to June 7, 4,000 deaths have been registered across the country which mentioned the virus on the death certificate – an increase of 89 on the last reporting period.
That weekly figure is a decrease of 42 from the previous week (May 25 to 31) and the sixth weekly reduction in a row.
The first mention of coronavirus in death registration in Scotland was in the week beginning March 16.
Today’s update also shows 47% of Covid-19 deaths registered to date related to deaths in care homes, 46% were in hospitals and 7% of deaths were at home or non-institutional settings.
The NRS report notes the proportion of coronavirus deaths which took place in care homes has risen over time but has dropped back in recent weeks. The number of deaths in care homes fell for a sixth week, by 27 to 42.
A regional breakdown of the figures show there have been 245 deaths in Grampian (an increase of five in the past week), 113 in Highland (an increase of two) since the pandemic began.
There have been no further deaths recorded in the islands that mention Covid-19. So far, two people have died on Orkney and seven on Shetland after contracting the disease.
There have been no Covid-19-linked deaths recorded in the Western Isles.
Pete Whitehouse, director of Statistical Services, said: “Every death from this virus is a tragedy. These statistics, alongside the other important evidence being made available by the Scottish Government and Health Protection Scotland (HPS), are valuable to the understanding of the progress and impact of the Covid-19 virus across Scotland.
“Across Scotland the number of Covid-19 related deaths registered in the week ending 7th June was 89 – the lowest weekly total since late March.”