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It seems we have more deaths than are officially being reported.
ONS figures
The statistics - which only cover the period up until March 20 - show 210 deaths in England and Wales, where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
These compare to the 170 deaths reported by NHS England and Public Health Wales over the same period.
The significant timelag, with this data falling some 11 days behind, means officials are braced to see a far higher spike in coming weeks.
Until now daily figures have only counted those in hospital, and show growing time lag approaching three weeks in some cases
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales
Questions over true death toll as hospital records almost three times more deaths than official figures show
Channel 4 News reported that an email sent to staff at one of London's biggest hospitals suggested the daily tally, made public by the Government, did not tally with the actual number killed by Covid-19.
The message, sent to staff at King's College Hospital Trust, said: "The number of deaths reported at King's in national figures is below what they are experiencing. It is not just King's but a number of other trusts, and the centre has been made aware."
Covid-19 on 210 death certificates in England and Wales by 20 March
The ONS has published the first of its new weekly bulletin which will include all instances where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate and will include non-hospital deaths.
A total of 210 deaths in England and Wales that occurred up to and including 20 March (and which were registered up to 25 March) had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
This compares with 170 coronavirus-related deaths reported by NHS England and Public Health Wales up to and including March 20.
A quick note on the difference between the figures published by the ONS and those that have been published thus far by NHS England and Public Health Wales:
The ONS death figures are based on the number of deaths registered in England and Wales where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate as “deaths involving Covid-19”. The number includes all deaths, not just those in hospitals, although there is usually a delay of at least five days between a death occurring and registration.
The figures published by NHS England and Public Health Wales are for deaths only among hospital patients who have tested positive for Covid-19, but include deaths that have not yet been registered.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales
ONS figures
The statistics - which only cover the period up until March 20 - show 210 deaths in England and Wales, where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
These compare to the 170 deaths reported by NHS England and Public Health Wales over the same period.
The significant timelag, with this data falling some 11 days behind, means officials are braced to see a far higher spike in coming weeks.
Until now daily figures have only counted those in hospital, and show growing time lag approaching three weeks in some cases
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales
Questions over true death toll as hospital records almost three times more deaths than official figures show
Channel 4 News reported that an email sent to staff at one of London's biggest hospitals suggested the daily tally, made public by the Government, did not tally with the actual number killed by Covid-19.
The message, sent to staff at King's College Hospital Trust, said: "The number of deaths reported at King's in national figures is below what they are experiencing. It is not just King's but a number of other trusts, and the centre has been made aware."
Covid-19 on 210 death certificates in England and Wales by 20 March
The ONS has published the first of its new weekly bulletin which will include all instances where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate and will include non-hospital deaths.
A total of 210 deaths in England and Wales that occurred up to and including 20 March (and which were registered up to 25 March) had Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics.
This compares with 170 coronavirus-related deaths reported by NHS England and Public Health Wales up to and including March 20.
A quick note on the difference between the figures published by the ONS and those that have been published thus far by NHS England and Public Health Wales:
The ONS death figures are based on the number of deaths registered in England and Wales where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate as “deaths involving Covid-19”. The number includes all deaths, not just those in hospitals, although there is usually a delay of at least five days between a death occurring and registration.
The figures published by NHS England and Public Health Wales are for deaths only among hospital patients who have tested positive for Covid-19, but include deaths that have not yet been registered.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...nalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales