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| Coronavirus: Nearly 10,000 deaths in care homes | |
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| Nearly 10,000 people have died from coronavirus in care homes in England and Wales, figures suggest. | |
| But for the second week running the Office for National Statistics review of death certificates showed the number of new deaths being seen has fallen. | |
| In the week ending 8 May there were 1,666 deaths linked to coronavirus in care homes - down from just over 2,400 the week before. | |
| Meanwhile, the overall number of deaths across society has fallen too. | |
| There were 12,600 deaths during the week - nearly a third of which were linked to coronavirus. | |
| This is down from a peak of 22,000 at the height of the pandemic - although it is still above what would be expected at this time of the year. | This is down from a peak of 22,000 at the height of the pandemic - although it is still above what would be expected at this time of the year. |
| Total deaths is seen as the best measure of the impact of the lockdown as it takes into account both deaths linked to coronavirus and other deaths that could be a result of the lockdown. | |
| The daily figures released by the government just looks at deaths among people with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus. | The daily figures released by the government just looks at deaths among people with a confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus. |
| It means the total number of deaths seen this year is 44,000 above what would be expected. |