The true death toll from coronavirus in England and Wales up to April 10 was about 41% higher than the UK government's daily update, according to data released by the country's Office of National Statistics (ONS).
The daily updates on the government's website only include deaths in hospitals -- not other locations, including hospices, care homes and private residences. They also don't account for the lag in reporting some deaths.The weekly data released by the ONS records deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate -- even if only suspected. The latest ONS data for deaths up to April 10 is 13,121.
— Office for National Statistics April 21, 2020 By comparison, the ONS says the corresponding figure released on the UK government website for England and Wales was 9,288.That's a difference of 41%.Read MoreThe data also shows the number of coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes has almost doubled in the five weeks that the ONS has been recording Covid-19 statistics.
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