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Ex-Job. Likes a flutter. Not really a “people person”.
May 20, 2020 7 tweets 3 min read
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There are over 15k #carehomes housing approx half a million people. The vast majority of whom are, very elderly, and have underlying health issues.
So far, just over 12.5k people, have died, in a care home, and #Covid19UK was mentioned on the death certificate.
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In an average April, just over 8.5k people, would be expected to die, in care homes (all causes), this April, the total was just over 26.5k (all causes), with 8k attributed to #Covid19UK in some way.
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