May 4, 2020

expert reaction to latest figures on deaths in hospitals in England involving COVID-19

NHS England have released the latest figure for reported deaths in hospitals in England – an additional 204 deaths since yesterday, bringing the total to 21,384.

Prof Carl Heneghan and Dr Jason Oke, Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, said:

“Today’s reported figure is 204 deaths in hospitals in England.  These deaths are distributed back to the 29th of March.

“COVID-19: Death Data in England – Update 4th May: https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/covid-19-death-data-in-england-update-4th-may/

“Reporting delays over the weekend often mean Mondays’ counts are lower than the rest of the week.

“The reported deaths in hospitals in England on the same weekday 1, 2 and 3 weeks ago were:

• 27th of April: 329 deaths.
• 20th April: 429 deaths
• 13th April: 667 deaths.”

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/covid-19-daily-deaths/

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