Of Scotland’s 12,823 deaths linked to Covid-19, only 241 were people aged under 65 with no underlying health conditions.
The statistic – uncovered by the Sunday Mail in data compiled by National Records of Scotland – has led to fresh criticism of the Scottish Government’s failure to protect elderly and vulnerable people during the pandemic.
Aamer Anwar, lawyer for the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group, said: “There was nothing inevitable about the many lives lost.
