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image captionThe first Covid-related death was reported at the home on 6 January
The number of deaths in a Covid outbreak at a care home in south-west Scotland has risen to 10.
NHS Dumfries and Galloway Health and Social Care Partnership said four more residents had died at the Thorney Croft site in Stranraer in the past week.
A total of 90 positive cases - 45 residents and 45 staff - have now been recorded.
Operators Community Integrated Care said they were continuing to take steps to try to tackle the situation.
Earlier this week, contingency plans were activated in Dumfries and Galloway to deal with a spike in cases in the region.