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Deaths in nursing homes accounted for around 40% of the coronavirus-related deaths recorded in England and Wales in the week ending May 1, with at least 10,535 of all deaths to date occurring outside of hospitals, as shown by figures from the Office of National Statistics.
Of the 6,035 Covid-19 related deaths recorded in the week ending May 1, some 2,423 (40%) were in nursing homes, compared to 3,214 (53%) in hospitals.
According to the ONS, this weekly number of deaths in nursing homes is a slight decrease of 2,794 in the previous seven days and is the first weekly decrease since March 20.
ONS numbers are based on cases where Covid-19 is mentioned anywhere on a death certificate, even in combination with other health conditions.
Of all coronavirus-related deaths as of May 1, some 22,873 occurred in hospitals, while 10,535 occurred elsewhere. Of these:
– 8,312 took place in residences
– 1,562 were in private homes
– 386 occurred in hospices
– 142 took place in other communal establishments
– 133 happened elsewhere
ONS figures, by date of death, suggest a spike in daily care home deaths that may have occurred on April 17, when 415 deaths occurred. During the following week, daily deaths decreased consecutively on all but one day on April 22, when deaths increased by 20. The corresponding peak for hospital deaths is April 8, when 983 occurred.
In the week ending May 1, 17,953 deaths were recorded in England and Wales, a decrease for the second consecutive week.
However, Nick Stripe, ONS chief health analyst, said there are still around 8,000 above-average deaths for this time of year (see 9.50am.). Speaking to BBC News, he said:
That’s roughly 4,000 lower than the week before, but it’s still 8,000 above the average we’d expect to see this week at this time of year. So it’s actually the seventh highest weekly total since this dataset started in 1993, so we’ve had four of the first seven weeks in the last four weeks.
A separate analysis shows that there were 8,314 coronavirus nursing home deaths reported by nursing home providers in England to the Care Quality Commission between April 10 and May 8, according to the ONS.
