The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 23 October 2020 (Week 43) was 10,739.
This was
205 more than Week 42
980 more than the five-year average for Week 43
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This was



Of the 10,739 deaths registered in Week 42, 978 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (9.1% of all deaths).
This has risen by 308 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week (Week 42) http://ow.ly/fkZx50C9Z2b
This has risen by 308 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week (Week 42) http://ow.ly/fkZx50C9Z2b
We have included new analysis on the cause of death:
of the 978 deaths involving #COVID19, 89.4% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death
of the 1,719 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 17.6% had these as the underlying cause
http://ow.ly/ErTQ50C9Z8R



Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 43, 35,479 deaths (64.1%) occurred in hospitals with the remainder mainly occurring in
care homes (15,972)
private homes (2,643)
hospices (775)
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The number of deaths involving #COVID19 increased across all of the nine English regions http://ow.ly/4dn550C9ZkA
In Wales, there were 65 deaths registered in Week 43 involving #COVID19, an increase compared with the 47 deaths registered in Week 42 http://ow.ly/9FrD50C9ZsV
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In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 23 October (registered up 31 October), 52,915 involved #COVID19.
For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 39,629 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) http://ow.ly/Oc4L50Ca0AX
For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 39,629 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) http://ow.ly/Oc4L50Ca0AX
For Wales our data show that up to 23 October (registered up to 31 October) 2,806 deaths involved #COVID19.
For the same period
@DHSCgovuk reported 1,772 #COVID19 death notifications
@PublicHealthW reported 1,888 #COVID19 deaths occurrences
http://ow.ly/hul650Ca0Di
For the same period



ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 31 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
@DHSCgovuk reports on date of notification and only include deaths reported up to 5pm the day before