Coronavirus UK live: Covid-19 much more prevalent in care homes than official figures imply, says expert

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Coronavirus UK live: Covid-19 much more prevalent in care homes than official figures imply, says expert
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Coronavirus lockdown in the UK could last at least another month, as Dominic Raab said the country has not passed the peak.

The ONS has just released its latest weekly death figures for England in Wales, which include a figure for the number of deaths in care homes. The daily coronavirus death figures published by the Department for Health and Social Care every afternoon only cover hospital coronavirus deaths. The figures cover the week ending Friday 3 April . The report suggests that 10% of coronavirus deaths during this period were taking place outside hospital.

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