Coronavirus: Care home resident dies in Borders for first time in three weeks
A resident of a care home in the Scottish Borders has died after testing positive for coronavirus.
It is the first time in three weeks that a Covid-related death has been recorded, according to the National Records for Scotland (NRS).
One person died in the period up to July 12, bringing the death toll in Borders care homes to 13.
The last time a death was recorded was in the NRS update published on June 24. The data is based on cases where coronavirus is mentioned on a death certificate.
Since the outbreak started, 74 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus in the Scottish Borders.
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