Further Covid-19 related deaths recorded in Fife

There have been two new Covid-19 related deaths in Fife in the last seven days.

Latest figures from the National Records for Scotland, covering the period from July 20 to 26, show the total number of coronvirus deaths locally since the outbreak has risen by two to 203.

One of these deaths occurred in hospital and the other at home.

The number of people to have died in hospital in Fife is now 110, while 18 have died at home.

A total of 75 have died from the virus in care homes across the Kingdom.

Scotland as a whole has now seen 4201 people die where Covid-19 has been mentioned on their death certificate.

The news comes as Wednesday’s daily figures from the Scottish Government show the total number of confirmed positive cases recorded in Fife since the outbreak began is 941 – an increase of two cases since Friday.

Throughout Scotland a total of 352,494 people have now been tested for coronavirus.

Of these, 333,914 were confirmed negative and 18,580 were positive.

Message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspapers - the Fife Free Press, Fife Herald, St Andrews Citizen and East Fife Mail.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the highest standards in the world. The dramatic events of 2020 are having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers and consequently the advertising that we receive. We are now more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you

Allan Crow, Editor, Fife Free Press