COVID-19 and influenza and pneumonia for the first two weeks of November 2020

Release date:
11 December 2020

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Please can you send me details of numbers of deaths from Covid-19 for the first two weeks of November 2020.

Also can you send me details of numbers of deaths from Influenza for the first two weeks of November 2020.

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Thank you for your enquiry.

This information is available in Figure 2 of the Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional publication.

Deaths involving and due to COVID-19 and influenza and pneumonia
England and Wales, deaths registered in 2020
WeekDeaths involving influenza and pneumoniaDeaths due to influenza and pneumoniaDeaths involving COVID-19Deaths due to COVID-19
31 October to 6 November, Week 452,2673071,9371,743
7 to 13 November, Week 462,5372912,4662,170
14 to 20 November, Week 472,6052802,6972,361

Notes

  1. Figures include deaths of non-residents.
  2. Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.
  3. All figures for 2020 are provisional.
  4. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2) and Influenza and Pneumonia (J09-J18).
  5. A death can be registered with both COVID-19 and Influenza and Pneumonia mentioned on the death certificate. Deaths where both were mentioned have been counted in both categories.
  6. We use the term "due to COVID-19" or "due to Influenza and Pneumonia" when referring only to deaths where that illness was recorded as the underlying cause of death. We use the term "involving COVID-19" or "involving Influenza and Pneumonia" when referring to deaths that had that illness mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as an underlying cause or not.
  7. The number of deaths registered in Weeks 19, 20, 22, 23, 36 and 37 were impacted by the Early May, Late May and August Bank Holidays (Friday 8 May 2020 in Week 19, Monday 25 May 2020 in Week 22 and Monday 31 August 2020); the impact of the Early May Bank Holiday was analysed in our Week 20 bulletin (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending15may2020#deaths-registered-by-week).
  8. Unit is Number of deaths.

Download this table Deaths involving and due to COVID-19 and influenza and pneumonia

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