The ONS says since the outbreak started there have been around 2,100 more deaths than quoted by the Department of Health
Nearly 10% of coronavirus deaths in England and Wales happened outside of hospitals from Monday the 30th of March until the 3rd of April, according to the ONS (Office for National Statistics).
406 COVID-19 deaths were not included in the daily reported fatalities by the NHS and Department of Health coronavirus figures, which only included deaths that occurred within hospitals.
The number is made up of 217 deaths in care homes, 33 in hospices, 136 in privately owned homes, three in other communal accomodation and 17 elsewhere.
In London, nearly half (46.6%) of all registered deaths involved COVID-19, be it as the cause of death, or a contributing factor; in the West Midlands this number was 22.1%.
3,716 of these virus-related deaths occurred in UK hospitals, which is 90.2% of the total number of deaths, said the ONS.
There are currently a reported 12,107 deaths due to COVID-19 in the country, with 93,873 cases of infection on the coronavirus.
The time-frame however does not cover last week, which was the UK’s worst week for deaths within hospitals, with over 900 people dying back-to-back, two days in a row.
According to the ONS, since from when the outbreak began late last year until the 3rd of April, there were 6,235 deaths in England and Wales, which is around 2,100 more than Department of Health hospital figures have reported.
Around 2,000 care homes are believed to have had outbreaks of the virus, according to remarks on Monday by the chief medical officer.
Professor Chris Whitty said in the government’s briefing that 13.5% care homes in England had recorded cases of COVID-19.
According to a report from the London School of Economics, which looked at five other European countries, including Spain, Italy and France, the proportion of virus deaths in care homes could be around 50%.
The ONS figures count any death certificate which mentions COVID-19, meaning instances of death in which the coronavirus may have been a contributory factor, but not necessarily the main cause of death and a positive test is not required.
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