There was one more coronavirus death recorded over the latest weekly period in the Scottish Borders.

The weekly figures now include anyone whose death certificate – registered in the week ending Sunday October 2 2022 – mentions Covid-19 as one of the causes.

In addition, the number of people in Scottish hospital with Covid-19 increased by 12% last week, according to the latest figures.

Public Health Scotland (PHS) data shows that in the week ending October 2 there were on average 744 patients in hospital with Covid-19 up from 664 the previous week.

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There was also a rise in admissions to intensive care units with a laboratory confirmed test of Covid-19, with 19 in the week to Sunday – up eight on the week before.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) also reveal 204,000 people in Scotland are now living with the condition known as long Covid.

As of October, 75,000 people have been living with long Covid for more than 12 months.

Nearly three-quarters of all Scots with long Covid say it affects aspects of their lives, including the ability to work and enjoy a good quality of life.

Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland (CHSS) is calling on the Scottish Government to do more to help those affected.

This includes rolling out a digital referral system across the country to integrate NHS and CHSS support services, providing better training for healthcare professionals, and improving health board capacity.

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A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “All NHS Scotland boards are providing assessment and support for people with long Covid, across the full range of NHS services – backed by our substantial 2022-23 £18 billion investment in health.

“We’re investing an initial £3 million from our long Covid Support Fund to provide NHS boards and partners with additional resource to deliver the best local models of care for assessment, diagnostic tests, and support for the treatment or management of symptoms.

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“This includes the introduction of care co-ordinator roles to provide a single point of contact and the introduction of a multi-disciplinary assessment service. We’re also funding Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) to deliver a long Covid support service.”