One in four care home deaths in England and Wales involve Covid-19, ONS figures suggest
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The scale of the catastrophe in care homes was laid bare today by official figures revealing that more than 12,500 elderly residents died with coronavirus. A quarter of deaths in the beleaguered care sector were confirmed to be from Covid-19, the Office for National Statistics found, but experts said the true number of “excess deaths” where the disease went undiagnosed could be many thousands higher.
One in four care home deaths in England and Wales involve Covid-19, ONS figures suggest
One in four care home deaths in England and…
One in four care home deaths in England and Wales involve Covid-19, ONS figures suggest
The scale of the catastrophe in care homes was laid bare today by official figures revealing that more than 12,500 elderly residents died with coronavirus. A quarter of deaths in the beleaguered care sector were confirmed to be from Covid-19, the Office for National Statistics found, but experts said the true number of “excess deaths” where the disease went undiagnosed could be many thousands higher.