Gimme More 35,802 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 The UK now has the highest death toll in Europe from coronavirus after new official figures revealed that more than 32,000 people have died from the virus. It was announced a further 693 people have died after testing positive for coronavirus, foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said. The latest update includes Covid-19 deaths in hospitals, care homes, and the wider community. The Office for National Statistics said 29,648 deaths were registered in England and Wales with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificates by 2 May . With the addition of deaths in Scotland and Northern Ireland, this takes the UK’s death toll to 32,313, according to calculations by Reuters. This figure far exceeds the death toll of 29,029 in Italy – until now Europe’s worst-hit country. Italy’s total does not include suspected cases. Ministers and experts have warned against international comparisons, saying the figure for excess mortality – the number of deaths from all causes that exceed the average for the time of year – is a more meaningful gauge. The latest ONS figures for the week ending 24 April show there were 21,997 total deaths, which is 11,539 more than the average for that week. But the total weekly death toll dipped slightly by 354 deaths, from the record level of 22,351 the week before. This was the first decrease in weekly deaths since the start of the outbreak and confirms other figures showing the UK is past the peak of infections. The increase in Covid-19 deaths only partly explains the unprecedented levels in total deaths. The reasons behind an extra 3,312 deaths in the week ending 24 April remain unclear, with speculation that they could have been caused by delayed hospital admissions for other life threatening conditions and other factors such as economic hardship, and mental health problems. Source: The Guardian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maleficent 6 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 We need to not just look at the numbers clearly, but at the rates. The obvious one is age and standardised death rates per million population. Those are not the numbers that are routinely reported, so it is really difficult to do direct comparisons Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 US and UK leading in deaths. Why am I not surprised? France is about to pass Spain in deaths as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azor Ahai 18,861 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 1 minute ago, Morphine Prince said: US and UK leading in deaths. Why am I not surprised? France is about to pass Spain in deaths as well. The more imperialist you are the worse covid-19 hits you it seems Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Morphine Prince said: US and UK leading in deaths. Why am I not surprised? France is about to pass Spain in deaths as well. I don’t think we should compare numbers between countries. I mean every country does not count deaths the same way at all ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphine Prince 109,645 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 5 minutes ago, dberrin said: I don’t think we should compare numbers between countries. I mean every country does not count deaths the same way at all ! Right, but this is the data we have. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Morphine Prince said: Right, but this is the data we have. It's quite natural to compare but it's deinitely nonsense... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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