As of Monday, the government had reported 11,329 deaths in the U.K. of people with the new coronavirus. The higher figure, published weekly by the statistics office, includes deaths in all settings including nursing homes, and cases where coronavirus was suspected but not tested for. The statistics office said that up to April 3 just under 10 percent of deaths involving the virus occurred outside hospitals. Care home operators and staff say that figure likely under-estimates the true toll in facilities that house some of the country’s oldest and most vulnerable people. The government says outbreaks of the virus have been reported in one in eight U.K. care homes.

Source: The Standard April 14, 2020 10:39 UTC