Congratulations to @UKStatsAuth, @StatsRegulation, @ONS, @NHSuk, @PHE_uk, @DHSCgovuk for improvements in Covid mortality stats. UKSA and OSR have been pushing hard https://www.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/news/statement-from-the-office-for-statistics-regulation-covid-19-update/ DHSC now clear that daily counts are in-hospital only and delayed https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

clear guide from @ONS https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/deathsrelatingtothecoronaviruscovid19 and ONS weekly death registrations separate out Covid deaths https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending20march2020 NHS are publishing deaths in England for the day they actually occurred https://www.england.nhs.uk/2020/04/total-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-england-by-date-of-death/

Although Sheila Bird’s analysis shows inevitable lag in reporting (seems roughly a 3 day average) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/why-what-we-think-we-know-about-the-uks-coronavirus-death-toll-is-wrong Also NHS England giving ‘actual date’ deaths by trust and age-category https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/

But 'about the data' explanation on the @PHE_uk dashboard is still very unclear about the limitations of these counts https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/f94c3c90da5b4e9f9a0b19484dd4bb14