Vaccine appeal as flu deaths double in week
Paisley Daily Express
|December 19, 2025
The number of deaths registered where flu was the underlying cause has more than doubled in a week, new figures show.
Statistics released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 67 deaths were recorded in the week to Monday, December 15, where flu was the underlying cause - up from 30 the previous week.
The NRS figures show 76 death certificates mentioned flu in the latest week which is a rise from 37 the previous week.
The statistics come as data from Public Health Scotland highlighted a sharp drop in the number of flu cases overall.
Figures released yesterday show 1,918 recorded cases of flu in Scotland in the week to Sunday, December 14 - down from 2,410 the previous week.
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