We’ve released our latest bulletin for deaths registered in England and Wales for week ending 1 January 2021.

These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and do not represent year-to-date

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 1 January 2021 (Week 53) was 10,069.

This was 1,451 less than Week 52 https://t.co/YOyHMfbDYM
In the week ending 1 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 26.6% (2,115 deaths) above the five-year average.

This increase should be treated with caution due to the bank holidays https://t.co/oowytBOZcS
Of the 10,069 deaths registered in Week 53, 3,144 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (31.2% of all deaths).

This has risen by 232 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/KtySaidOd4
Of the 3,144 deaths involving #COVID19, 87.2% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.

Of the 2,494 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 7.5% had these as the underlying cause https://t.co/1r1gvOrJ2z
Of deaths involving #COVID19 registered up to Week 53, 55,372 deaths (67.8%) occurred in hospitals. The remainder mainly occurred in

▪️ care homes (20,661)
▪️ private homes (3,942)
▪️ hospices (1,100)

➡️ https://t.co/ZJAHvHgJfo
The number of deaths involving #COVID19 decreased in four out of nine English regions but continued to increase in

▪️ the North West
▪️ the East of England
▪️ London
▪️ the South East
▪️ the South West

https://t.co/EQaom7H3V9
In Wales, there were 310 deaths registered in Week 53 involving #COVID19, an increase compared with the 278 deaths registered in Week 52 https://t.co/5XZUMSPmoq
In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 1 January 2021 (registered up 9 January), 79,180 involved #COVID19.

For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 65,080 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) https://t.co/joLPCzmVC8
For Wales up to 1 January 2021 (registered up to 9 January), our data show 5,169 deaths involved #COVID19.

@DHSCgovuk reported 3,564 COVID-19 death notifications in this time, based on @PublicHealthW data where death occurred within 28 days of testing https://t.co/zEbIjpzijd
ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 9 January 2021 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 https://t.co/ABPcYn5B8X

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