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Jamie Hawkins

England and Wales true coronavirus death toll almost 10,000 higher than previously thought

The UK's 'true' coronavirus death toll is nearly 10,000 higher in England and Wales, new data has revealed.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 47,127 deaths in England involving Covid-19 were reported up until June 19.

For the same period, the Department of Health and Social Care reported 38,208 Covid-19 deaths in England.

And in Wales, ONS figures show up until June 19, there have been 2,408 deaths involving coronavirus, compared with Public Health Wales, who reported 1,483 fatalities from the virus.

That means in England and Wales, there have been 9,844 more deaths involving coronavirus, according to ONS.

Elsewhere, no excess deaths were registered in England and Wales over a week for the first time since before the coronavirus lockdown was imposed, the ONS said.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 47,127 deaths in England involving Covid-19 were reported up until June 19 (Getty Images)

The overall number of weekly registered deaths fell below the five-year average for the first time since the week ending March 13.

There were 65 fewer deaths registered in the week ending June 19 - 0.7% below the average number of deaths for this period over five years.

In both hospitals and care homes the number of deaths fell below the average, with 782 and 49 fewer deaths respectively.

However, there were 827 excess deaths in people's private homes.

Of the 9,339 deaths registered in the week ending June 19, 783 mentioned "novel coronavirus" - the lowest number of deaths involving Covid-19 for 12 weeks.

In England and Wales, there have been 9,844 more deaths involving coronavirus, according to ONS (AFP via Getty Images)

Four regions in England - the South East, South West, North West and East - registered no excess deaths, while the number of registered deaths in the West Midlands was similar to the five-year average.

In Wales, which recorded no excess deaths for the first time in three months last week, death registrations crept up to 44 deaths higher than than five-year average.

The number of weekly deaths involving Covid-19 fell in all regions in England and Wales.

Overall, 31,364 deaths involving coronavirus have taken place in hospitals in England and Wales.

Some 14,658 deaths occurred in care homes, 2,259 in private homes, 684 in hospices, 221 in other communal establishments and 185 elsewhere, the ONS said.

31,364 deaths involving coronavirus have taken place in hospitals in England and Wales (Getty Images)

Statistics show there have been 13,982 deaths involving Covid-19 in England's care homes up until June 19.

In Wales, that number is at 670.

Other ONS data reveals five regions in England had deaths above the five-year average in the week ending June 19, while four regions were below.

The regions where the number of registered deaths was above the five-year average were East Midlands (6.6% higher), Yorkshire and the Humber (3.6%), London (2.3%), north-east England (1.6%) and the West Midlands (0.1%).

The four regions with fewer deaths were south-west England (3.5% below), north-west England (3.7% below), south-east England (3.8% below) and eastern England (6.8% below).

In Wales, the number of deaths registered in the week to June 19 was 7.7% above the five-year average.

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