BREAKING Confirmed and suspected coronavirus deaths in Scotland rose by 651 to 1616 between 13th and 19th April, according to figures just published by the National Records of Scotland. That& #39;s an average of 93 deaths per day.

A third (537) of all confirmed or suspected Covid-19 deaths in Scotland have been in care homes, according to @NatRecordsScot. Most (910 or 56%) were in hospitals, with a further 169 at home or in other locations.

In the week which ended on Sunday, there were reportedly 844 more deaths in Scotland than the five-year average. The vast majority (637) were linked to Covid-19 but there were also 38 & #39;extra& #39; cancer deaths and 83 & #39;extra& #39; dementia/Alzheimer& #39;s deaths.

NRS says the figure of 651 deaths related to Covid-19 for 13th to 19th April was up 41 on the previous week. It appears figures for the preceding two weeks have been revised up slightly.

Almost three quarters (74%) of all deaths involving Covid-19 to date were of people aged 75 and over but there have been ten deaths in the 15-44 age range; 154 deaths in the 45-64 range; and 263 deaths in the 65-74 range.

Greater Glasgow and Clyde remains the area of Scotland worst-affected by the pandemic, with a death rate of 4.4 per 10,000 followed by 3.5 per 10,000 for Lanarkshire, 3.3 per 10,000 for the Borders and 3.2 per 10,000 for Ayrshire and Arran.