Dementia deaths up during pandemic
The ONS figures suggest almost a third of deaths above the expected level for this time of year were not registered as being related to coronavirus,Older age groups had the most elevated risk of dying from non-Covid-19 causes.Deaths from asthma and diabetes also increased between 7 March - the first week in which a death involving Covid-19 was recorded - and 24 April.
A previous ONS publication suggested these deaths were lower than average in April, but the picture has changed now more data is available. The increase in deaths unrelated to coronavirus mainly affected older age groups, and the effect increased with age. The ONS cautioned that deaths in these age-groups often require a coroner's inquest to determine the cause meaning registration may happen several months after the date of death.The biggest increase in"excess deaths" - those above the five-year average - were in London and the West Midlands.
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