The latest figures on deaths related to Covid-19 in Argyll and Bute have been released.

Official statistics show that between Monday, July 19 and Sunday, July 25, there were no further deaths in the area in which Covid was mentioned on the death certificate.

There has been one life lost to Covid-19 since the middle of March across Argyll and Bute.

It means that the number of people who have died from Covid in the local authority in 2021 remains at 20.

The total number of Covid-related deaths recorded in the area is 106 from when the pandemic began last March.

The mortality locally from the virus remains low despite its spread through the Delta variant. National Records for Scotland, which publishes the statistics, noted West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow, Renfrewshire and North Lanarkshire had seen the highest Covid-related death rates through the pandemic.

Public Health Scotland says there were 150 confirmed positive Covid tests in Argyll and Bute in the seven days to July 24, a seven-day rate per 100,000 population of 175.6, up from 133.9 from the previous week.

Only a fraction of those aged 55 and up haven't had a second dose of the vaccine, with the rest fully vaccinated.

More than 80 per cent of those aged 30-39 have had a first dose but only over a third have had their second. And whle 72 per cent of those aged 18 to 29 have had a first dose, only 22 per cent have had a second jab.

Nationally, Scotland has recorded 56 coronavirus-related deaths in the past week.

It means that as of Sunday, 10,324 deaths have now been registered in Scotland with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate.

The NRS statistics are published weekly and cover all deaths registered in Scotland where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.

They differ from the lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths announced daily by the Scottish Government because the NRS figures include suspected or probable cases of Covid-19.