We have also published our figures for deaths registered in the week ending 3 April 2020 (week 14).

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 3 April 2020 was 16,387 http://ow.ly/p8EF50zdoqU 

#COVID19 #coronavirus

This is an increase of 5,246 deaths registered compared with the previous week (week 13) and 6,082 more than the five-year average for this week in the year http://ow.ly/dOaD30qxGa0 

Of the deaths registered in week ending 3 April 2020, 3,475 mentioned "novel coronavirus (COVID-19)" on the death certificate, which is 21.2% of all deaths.

This compares with 539 (4.8% of all deaths) in the previous week http://ow.ly/R5nq30qxGdB  #COVID19 #coronavirus

In London nearly half (46.6%) of deaths registered in week ending 3 April 2020 involved COVID-19.

The West Midlands also had a high proportion of COVID-19 deaths, accounting for 22.1% of deaths registered in this region http://ow.ly/h6oe30qxGf2  #COVID19 #coronavirus

Of deaths involving COVID-19 registered up to week ending 3 April 2020, 90.2% (3,716 deaths) occurred in hospital, with the remainder occurring in hospices, care homes and private homes http://ow.ly/etnG30qxGjD  #COVID19 #coronavirus