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National
Katrine Bussey

Covid deaths in Scottish care homes show residents 'still being failed'

An increase in Covid deaths in care homes shows residents are "still being failed" by the Scottish Government more than two years into the pandemic, Labour has claimed.

The party condemned "rocketing" fatalities in care homes after figures showed 79 residents with either confirmed or suspected Covid died in the week ending March 27.

That is more than double the previous week, and the highest weekly total since January 2021, Labour said.

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