Official statistic: Corona virus deaths in England are 15% higher than reported

Official data released today, Tuesday, indicated that the deaths caused by the Corona virus in England may increase by 15 percent from what the official statistics have indicated so far.

The Office for National Statistics said that Covid-19 disease, caused by HIV infection, is listed on the death certificates of 6,235 people in England and Wales by April 3.

“Looking at the UK data, this is 15 percent more than the figures announced by the National Health Authority, which includes everything related to Covid-19 in death certificates, including suspected cases of covid-19, as well as cases,” said Nick Streep, head of health analyzes at the Office for National Statistics. Death outside hospitals.

Apart from the daily data published by the government that shows hospital deaths only, these numbers include local deaths outside of hospitals, such as those occurring in nursing homes.

In London, about half of the deaths (46.6 percent) recorded in the fourteenth week were related to Covid-19.

Source : RT