The number of deaths involving flu in Scotland during the first week of 2025 was nearly four times higher compared to the same period last year. Statistics released by the National Records of Scotland (NRS) show 71 deaths where flu was mentioned on the death certificate, compared to 18 in the first week of 2024. This rise in flu-related deaths coincides with an 'extraordinary' flu outbreak this winter, placing significant pressure on the Scottish NHS.
The number of deaths involving flu in the first week of this year was almost quadruple that of the same time last year, figures show. Statistics released by the National Records of Scotland on Thursday show 71 people died in the first week of 2025 where flu was mentioned on their death certificate. This is compared to 18 in the first week of 2024.
He said: “The devastating consequences of limiting flu vaccinations this year as well as a reduction in the uptake are clear for all to see, but the SNP failed to listen. This appalling neglect from the SNP has left people and our hospitals at the mercy of an upsurge in admissions due to flu, which has ultimately led to dozens of deaths in the last week alone.
The fall came despite an increase in people going to their GP “for influenza-like illness and acute respiratory infections” in the first week of January, when practices reopened after the festive break.
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