Renfrewshire Rural North and Langbank has the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the country, according to the latest statistics from the National Records of Scotland (NRS).
It comes as the number of deaths linked to Covid-19 hit 4,070 – with the stats dropping for the seventh week in a row.
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."
Here are the 15 worst hit areas of Scotland for Covid-19 relted deaths – based on 2018 population figures – up to the end of May...

9. Bonnyrigg North (Midlothian)
22 Covid-19 linked deaths were recorded with a death rate of 384.1 per 100,000 of the population, based on a local population of 5,727. Photo: Photo: Third Party

10. Westerton East (East Dunbartonshire)
22 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded with a death rate of 603.9 per 100,000 of the population, based on a local population of 3,643. Photo: Photo: Third Party

11. Craiglockhart (City of Edinburgh)
22 Covid-19 related deaths were recorded with a death rate of 430.5 per 100,000, based on a local population of 5,110. Photo: Photo: Third Party

12. Peterhead Harbour (Aberdeenshire)
22 Covid-19 deaths were recorded with a death rate of 357.7 per 100,000 of the population, based on a local population of 6,150. Photo: Photo: Third Party

