Covid-19 deaths in UK growing quicker than official data can show
The discrepancy is also because deaths outside hospitals, such as in hospices or at home, are not included in the official total
08 April 2020 - 12:33
London — Many more people are dying from coronavirus infections in hospitals around the UK than the government is able to indicate in its closely watched daily updates, new figures show.
A total of 1,649 people died from Covid-19 in England in the period to March 27, according to the UK Office for National Statistics. The department of health and social care had reported 926 deaths from the disease in the same period...
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