Nearly 116,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, new figures show.
A total of 108,084 deaths have so far been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to the latest reports from the UK’s statistics agencies.
This includes 98,450 deaths in England and Wales up to January 15, which were confirmed by the ONS on Tuesday.
Since these statistics were compiled, a further 7,162 deaths have occurred in England, plus 176 in Scotland, 203 in Wales and 157 in Northern Ireland, according to additional data published on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.
Together, these totals mean that so far 115,782 deaths involving Covid-19 have taken place in the UK.
A total of 7,245 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending January 15 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is up from 6,057 deaths in the week to January 8 and is the highest weekly figure since the week ending April 24.
More than a third (40.2%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to January 15 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate – the highest proportion recorded since the pandemic began.
More than 30,000 care home residents in England and Wales have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate, according to new figures from the ONS.
As of January 15 2021, 30,851 care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered.
The figures cover deaths of care home residents in all settings, not just in care homes.
A total of 1,719 deaths were registered in the week to January 15 – the highest figure since the week ending May 21 2020.
