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The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 28 August 2020 (week 35) was 9,032.
This was
599 less than week 34
791 more than the five-year average for week 35
http://ow.ly/Iwar50Bkw9D
This was
599 less than week 34 791 more than the five-year average for week 35 http://ow.ly/Iwar50Bkw9D
The number of deaths registered in week 35 was 9.6% above the five-year average (791 deaths higher).
This is the third consecutive week that weekly deaths have been above the five-year average, however, the rise was not driven by #COVID19 http://ow.ly/3HqD50Bkwc6
This is the third consecutive week that weekly deaths have been above the five-year average, however, the rise was not driven by #COVID19 http://ow.ly/3HqD50Bkwc6
Of the deaths registered in Week 35, 101 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (1.1% of all deaths).
This has fallen since the previous week (Week 34) when 1.4% of all deaths mentioned COVID-19 http://ow.ly/6dub50Bkwg6
This has fallen since the previous week (Week 34) when 1.4% of all deaths mentioned COVID-19 http://ow.ly/6dub50Bkwg6
Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 35, 33,151 deaths (63.4%) occurred in hospital with the remainder mainly occurring in care homes (15,484), private homes (2,477) and hospices (747) http://ow.ly/WVwK50Bkwmr
The number of deaths involving #COVID19 decreased across the majority of the English regions, however all regions had higher overall deaths than the five-year average http://ow.ly/LWa050Bkws5
In Wales, there were 3 deaths registered in Week 35 involving #COVID19, a decrease compared with the 11 deaths registered in Week 34 http://ow.ly/FMcv50Bkwy2
We are no longer producing our comparison of weekly death occurrences article. However a small section covering England and Wales comparisons is included in our weekly bulletin http://ow.ly/e4u350BkwDE
In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 28 August (registered up 5 September), 49,676 involved #COVID19.
For the same period, @DHSCgovuk reported 36,849 COVID-19 deaths (where the death occurred within 28 days of receiving a positive test) http://ow.ly/fGDr50BkwKu
For the same period, @DHSCgovuk reported 36,849 COVID-19 deaths (where the death occurred within 28 days of receiving a positive test) http://ow.ly/fGDr50BkwKu
. @PHE_UK have recently updated how they count COVID-19 deaths, more information can be found in their technical summary https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/phe-data-series-on-deaths-in-people-with-covid-19-technical-summary
For Wales our data show that up to 28 August (registered up to 5 September) 2,565 deaths involved #COVID19
For the same period
@DHSCgovuk reported 1,595 COVID-19 death notifications
@PublicHealthW reported 1,595 COVID-19 deaths occurrences
http://ow.ly/Ql3150Bkx16
For the same period
@DHSCgovuk reported 1,595 COVID-19 death notifications @PublicHealthW reported 1,595 COVID-19 deaths occurrences http://ow.ly/Ql3150Bkx16
ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 5 September and may increase as more deaths are registered.
@DHSCgovuk reports on date of notification and only include deaths reported up to 5pm the day before http://ow.ly/t2OS30r19w7
@DHSCgovuk reports on date of notification and only include deaths reported up to 5pm the day before http://ow.ly/t2OS30r19w7
