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Please provide the total number of deaths involving Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) from 1st March 2020 until 31st August 2020 where the person who died had no pre-existing health conditions.
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We are responsible for mortality statistics for England and Wales. National Records Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
Between 01 March 2020 until 30 June 2020, 4,476 deaths involving COVID-19 had no pre-existing conditions. This information can be found in the following publication: Deaths involving COVID-19, England and Wales.
The following link is to our monthly mortality analysis report: Monthly mortality analysis reports for England and Wales. This report shows that there were 716 deaths involving COVID-19 in July. In most cases (92.4% in England and 90.3% in Wales) where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, it was found to be the underlying cause of death.
In August there were 291 deaths involving COVID-19. In most cases (92.2% in England and 89.7% in Wales) where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, it was found to be the underlying cause of death.
The Monthly mortality analysis reports for England and Wales bulletin includes deaths where the underlying cause of deaths is stated to be COVID-19 on the death certificate. This is a deviation from previous bulletins, where COVID-19 death figures included those who had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate. More information on this process can be found in the User guide to mortality statistics.