We’ve released our latest bulletin for deaths registered in England and Wales for week ending 8 January 2021 https://t.co/IwPoNzHUvu

These data have been affected by the Boxing Day and New Year’s Day bank holidays, and should be treated with caution.

The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 8 January 2021 (Week 1) was 17,751.

This was 7,682 more than Week 53.

Please note: this sharp increase may be because of the New Year Bank Holiday https://t.co/hfjsArBUyM
In the week ending 8 January, the provisional number of deaths registered was 45.8% (5,576 deaths) above the five-year average.

This increase should be treated with caution because of the bank holidays https://t.co/HVL5WdM3hX
Of the 17,751 deaths registered in Week 1, 6,057 mentioned #COVID19 on the death certificate (34.1% of all deaths).

This has risen by 2,913 #COVID19 deaths since the previous week https://t.co/i7g7eFBN8z
Of the 6,057 deaths involving #COVID19, 88.6% had this recorded as the underlying cause of death.

Of the 4,649 deaths involving influenza and pneumonia, 8.2% had these as the underlying cause https://t.co/qeiyh4XWkC
Of deaths involving #COVID19 since the start of the pandemic (registered up to Week 1 of 2021), 60,057 deaths (68.5%) occurred in hospitals. The remainder mainly occurred in

▪️ care homes (21,621)
▪️ private homes (4,232)
▪️ hospices (1,173)

➡️ https://t.co/b6CVHLkTmK
The number of deaths involving #COVID19 increased in all English regions https://t.co/o2cIZ2LHJg
In Wales, there were 454 deaths registered in Week 1 involving #COVID19, an increase compared with the 310 deaths registered in Week 53 https://t.co/YSAxBgQcAF
In England, of all deaths that occurred up to 8 January 2021 (registered up 16 January), 85,013 involved #COVID19.

For the same period @DHSCgovuk reported 70,541 #COVID19 death notifications (where the death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) https://t.co/bgn9KTZxMm
For Wales up to 8 January 2021 (registered up to 16 January), our data show 5,599 deaths involved #COVID19.

@DHSCgovuk reported 3,919 COVID-19 death notifications in this time, based on @PublicHealthW data where death occurred within 28 days of testing https://t.co/GRpGkXSXvL
ONS figures for date of death are based on deaths registered up to 16 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/xvu5MMQHFO

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