EIGHT more deaths of people with Covid-19 have been registered in Inverclyde in just a week.

The tragic statistics were released this afternoon by National Records of Scotland.

It follows the reporting of 10 deaths last week.

The latest fatalities were registered between January 11-17.

The total number of deaths in the area, from all causes, registered in the same week was 21.

It means the Covid-19 death toll in the district since the start of the pandemic has now reached 150.