Scotland marks ‘grim and distressing’ milestone as Covid-19 deaths pass 5,000

A member of the public walks past a social distancing sign in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA

More than 5,000 people have now died with coronavirus in Scotland, according to the latest figures from the National Records of Scotland.

They show 278 deaths were registered that mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate between November 9 and 15, bringing the total number of fatalities to 5,135.