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450 covid-linked care home deaths in Scotland spark investigation

by Niall Christie

Scotland Editor

CASES of coronavirus-linked deaths are reportedly being investigated at more than 450 care homes in Scotland.

According to the BBC, both the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s dedicated Covid-19 Death Investigation Team (CDIT) are probing the circumstances of coronavirus-related deaths in 474 care homes across the country.

The CDIT was set up in May after Lord Advocate James Wolffe QC said that all confirmed or suspected coronavirus deaths in care homes should be reported to the Crown Office, as well as deaths of people who may have contracted the virus at work.

The team had reportedly received 3,385 death reports as of Thursday, with a majority of those believed to be linked to people who lived in care homes.

Scottish Care chief executive Donald Macaskill said: “We believe these investigations are wholly disproportionate and are causing irreparable damage to the professional integrity of nurses and carers who are exhausted beyond measure in fighting the virus.”

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