Coronavirus: UK death count reduced by 5,000 under new rules
A review of how deaths from coronavirus are counted in the UK has reduced the death toll by more than 5,000, to 41,329, the government has announced.Previously, people in England who died at any point following a positive test, regardless of cause, were counted in the figures.This brings England's measure in line with the other UK nations.
The new methodology for counting deaths means the total number of people who have died from Covid-19 comes down from 46,706 to 41,239 - a reduction of 12%. Prof John Newton, director of health improvement at Public Health England, said:"The way we count deaths in people with Covid-19 in England was originally chosen to avoid underestimating deaths caused by the virus in the early stages of the pandemic.
"Our analysis of the long-term impact of the infection now allows us to move to new methods, which will give us crucial information about both recent trends and overall mortality burden due to Covid-19."
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