Coronavirus deaths 41% higher than government's hospital-only figures - ONS

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Coronavirus-related deaths were 41% higher in England and Wales than the government's hospital-only figures up to 10 April. The new statistics, revealed in an Office for National Statistics report, take into account deaths in care homes and the community. Overall, 13,121 deaths involving COVID-19 have occurred in England and Wales up to 10 April, and registered up to 18 April, which is 41% higher than the 9,288 people who died in UK hospitals during the same period reported by the Department of Health.