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27 Oct, 9 tweets, 6 min read

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 16 October 2020 (Week 42) was 10,534.

This was

▪️ 580 more than Week 41
▪️ 669 more than the five-year average for Week 42

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Of the 10,534 deaths registered in Week 42, 670 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (6.4% of all deaths).

This has risen by 232 COVID-19 deaths since the previous week (Week 41) ow.ly/NjHK50C3BNg

Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 42, 34,709 deaths (63.9%) occurred in hospitals with the remainder mainly occurring in

▪️ care homes (15,819)
▪️ private homes (2,594)
▪️ hospices (767)

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The number of deaths involving #COVID19 increased across all of the nine English regions ow.ly/SHZo50C3BY3

In Wales, there were 47 deaths registered in Week 42 involving #COVID19, an increase of ten compared with the 37 deaths registered in Week 41 ow.ly/TLR750C3Cd3

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/wTT950C3Ce8

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In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 16 October (registered up 24 October), 51,817 involved #COVID19.

For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 38,652 COVID-19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) ow.ly/uPfE50C3CjG

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For Wales our data show that up to 16 October (registered up to 24 October) 2,717 deaths involved #COVID19.

For the same period

▪️ @DHSCgovuk reported 1,708 COVID-19 death notifications

▪️ @PublicHealthW reported 1,721 COVID-19 deaths occurrences

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ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 24 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/Wpee50C3CDO

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