Covid cases have spiked in Renfrewshire as part of an increase in spread thought to be driven by the rise of the new Omicron sub variant.
The seven-day positive case total for the week until March 13, stands at 3,083 - a rate of 1,718.6 per 100,000 population.
It represents a steep rise in cases from the seven-day positive case figure on March 6, which stood at 2,192- a rate of 1, 221.9 per 100,000.
Despite the increasing volume of cases, the number of deaths in the area has remained stable.
Figures from the National Records of Scotland show one person died in the week beginning March 7, where covid was mentioned on the death certificate.
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The number of covid deaths in Renfrewshire has remained relatively stable for weeks, with the exception of the week beginning February 28, when six deaths were recorded.
There have been a total of 25 deaths in Renfrewshire where covid was mentioned on the death certificate since the beginning of 2022.
Latest figures show 117 deaths took place throughout Scotland last week where the virus was mentioned on official records - up six from the previous week.
The majority of the deaths - 90 in total - took place amongst those aged 75 or over, while 17 were in the 65 to 74 age group, with ten of the dead aged under 65.
Men accounted for the majority of the deaths, with 67 males amongst the toll.
The cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow recorded the highest number of covid-related deaths with 14, while 11 took place in the Highland region.
Some 27 of Scotland's 32 local council areas recorded at least one covid death.
Data shows 74 deaths were in hospitals, 36 in care homes and seven were at home or in a non-institutional setting.
Pete Whitehouse, director of Statistical Services at the National Records of Scotland, said: "The latest figures show that last week there were 117 deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate. This is six more deaths than the previous week.
"The number of deaths from all causes registered in Scotland in this week was 1,207, which is 12, or 1 per cent fewer than the five year average."
Of the 13,421 deaths involving Covid-19 between March 2020 and February 2022 in Scotland, 93 per cent (12,455) had at least one pre-existing condition, with the most common being dementia or Alzheimer’s disease.
There have also been nine deaths recorded in Scotland where the underlying cause of death was due to the adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccinations and a further two where adverse effects were mentioned on the death certificate.
It marks an increase of three from the figure reported last month.
Statistics from Public Health Scotland show that as of February 28, 4.4 million people had been given at least one vaccine dose.
In Renfrewshire, 90.5 per cent of the population aged 18 or over have had two doses of the vaccine - 131,709 people.
Meanwhile, 113,265 people aged 18 or over have had a third dose - 77.8 per cent of the area's adult population.
The new Omicron sub variant - the BA.2 variant - is believed to be responsible for around 85 per cent of cases in Scotland.
The World Health Organisation has said it is more transmissible than the original BA.1 Omicron strain that emerged in Scotland in December.
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