THE number of deaths related to Covid-19 in East Lothian has risen by one in the past week.

National Records of Scotland said that the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the county, up to Sunday, May 31, was 77 – one more than on May 24 (76 deaths).

Across Scotland, there was a total of 3,911 Covid-19 deaths up to May 31, a rise of 131 over the last week.