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| Coronavirus: Care home deaths 'starting to decline' | Coronavirus: Care home deaths 'starting to decline' |
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| The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales has fallen, figures show. | The number of deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales has fallen, figures show. |
| The Office for National Statistics analysis showed there were 2,423 fatalities where the virus was mentioned on the death certificate in the week ending 1 May. | The Office for National Statistics analysis showed there were 2,423 fatalities where the virus was mentioned on the death certificate in the week ending 1 May. |
| That is down from nearly 2,800 the week before. | That is down from nearly 2,800 the week before. |
| More than 8,300 deaths in care homes have been linked to virus since the epidemic started. | More than 8,300 deaths in care homes have been linked to virus since the epidemic started. |
| The number of hospital deaths have been falling since early April. | |
| But the government and care sector had been struggling to contain outbreaks in care homes. | |
| More people dying overall | |
| Despite the drop, the virus is still have a major impact on the overall number of deaths in care homes. | |
| The total number seen in the week to 1 May is still nearly three times higher than you would normally expect. | |
| That means there a large number of deaths happening where the cause is unclear. | |
| One suggestion has been that the lack of testing in care homes has meant coronavirus has not always been listed on death certificates when it should. | |
| The government's daily figures also include care home deaths now, but the lack of testing particularly in the early days - that data requires infections to be diagnosed - has meant it has been hard to establish a trend. |