UK coronavirus deaths pass 26,000 as figures include care home cases for first time
The number of people who have died with coronavirus in the UK has passed 26,000, as official figures include deaths in the community, such as in care homes, for the first time.This figure now includes deaths in the community since the start of March, along with hospital deaths.Public Health England said it has developed a new method of reporting daily Covid-19 deaths in England, to give a more complete number of those who have died from the virus.
The range of different bodies reporting death figures can make interpreting the data extremely confusing. A better guide to the impact so far in care homes comes from figures published by the Office for National Statistics in England and Wales and its counterparts in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
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