The Office for National Statistics said that a total of 22,351 of people in England and Wales died in the week, the highest since comparable records began in 1993. In its analysis of death certificates, which take longer to compile than deaths recorded in hospitals, the statistics agency said the coronavirus was mentioned as one of the causes of death in 8,758 cases, nearly 40 percent of the total. It also said that 4,316 deaths involving Covid-19 had been registered up to April 17 outside of hospitals with 3,096 in care homes. The daily figures presented by the government only show the number of people dying in U.K. hospitals, including those in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As of yesterday, 21,092 people had died in U.K. hospitals.-AP

Source: The Standard April 28, 2020 11:04 UTC