Thread by @ONS

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 25 September 2020 (Week 39) was 9,634.

This was

▪️ 111 more than Week 38
▪️ 257 more than the five-year average for Week 39

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Of the deaths registered in Week 39, 215 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (2.2% of all deaths).
This has risen since the previous week (Week 38) with a difference of 76 #COVID19 deaths ow.ly/H7dA50BKzZq

Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 39, 33,487 deaths (63.4%) occurred in hospital with the remainder mainly occurring in care homes (15,601), private homes (2,513) and hospices (756) ow.ly/1APq50BKA6z

The number of deaths involving #COVID19 increased across eight of the nine English regions.

The East of England and London were the only English regions to have lower overall deaths than the five-year average ow.ly/702250BKAnP

In Wales, there were 12 deaths registered in Week 39 involving #COVID19, an increase compared with the 5 deaths registered in Week 38 ow.ly/dPjQ50BKAtq

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 ow.ly/wBSE50BKAD2

In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 25 September (registered up 3 October), 50,277 involved #COVID19.

For the same period, @DHSCgovuk reported 37,270 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) ow.ly/pOVZ50BKAGv

For Wales our data show that up to 25 September (registered up to 3 October) 2,592 deaths involved #COVID19.

For the same period

▪️ @DHSCgovuk reported 1,612 COVID-19 death notifications
▪️ @PublicHealthW reported 1,613 COVID-19 deaths occurrences

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ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 3 October 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 ow.ly/VFrA50BKAUm