Aren’t the figures where COVID is said be the cause of death untrustworthy as well. People who were on the verge of dying with other illnesses who tested positive for COVID just ticked off as a COVID death.
Yes, the England figures include anyone who ever tested positive for Covid whether treated or asymptomatic. If they died from other causes like an accident or heart attack they are included as Covid deaths.
Yes, the England figures include anyone who ever tested positive for Covid whether treated or asymptomatic. If they died from other causes like an accident or heart attack they are included as Covid deaths.
the cleanest data is the excess deaths, which Wales accounts for about 3% of the total for the UK