Thread by @ONS

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 13 November 2020 (Week 46) was 12,254.

This was

▪️ 442 more than Week 45
▪️ 1,904 more than the five-year average for Week 46

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Of the 12,254 deaths registered in Week 46, 2,466 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (20.1% of all deaths).

This has risen by 529 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week (Week 45) ow.ly/KYOo50Ct7ff

Of the 2,366 deaths involving #COVID19, 88% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.

Of the 2,537 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 11.5% had these as the underlying cause ow.ly/k2Zj50Ct7lK

Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 46, 40,062 deaths (65.5%) occurred in hospitals. The remainder mainly occurred in

▪️ care homes (16,849)
▪️ private homes (2,927)
▪️ hospices (833)

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The number of deaths involving #COVID19 increased across all of the nine English regions ow.ly/XLSS50Ct7ul

In Wales, there were 190 deaths registered in Week 46 involving #COVID19, an increase compared with the 166 deaths registered in Week 45 ow.ly/XLSS50Ct7ul

In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 13 November (registered up 21 November), 58,753 involved #COVID19.

For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 45,449 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) ow.ly/XLSS50Ct7ul

For Wales up to 13 November (registered up to 21 November), our data show 3,329 deaths involved #COVID19.

@DHSCgovuk reported 2,191 COVID-19 death notifications in this time, based on @PublicHealthW data where death occurred within 28 days of testing ow.ly/XLSS50Ct7ul

ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 21 November 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/XLSS50Ct7ul