You asked
Please provide the total number of deaths nationwide within the UK so far in the year 2020 due to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19).
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
We are responsible for the provision of 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. Therefore, they would be better placed to answer your query regarding deaths from COVID-19 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk and info@nisra.gov.uk respectively.
Information on deaths due to or involving COVID-19 for 2020 are recorded weekly and presented in the downloadable datafile under Figure 2 of the following bulletin: Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional. This publication is updated every Tuesday.
We use the term "due to COVID-19" when referring only to deaths where that illness was recorded as the underlying cause of death. We use the term "involving COVID-19" when referring to deaths that had that illness mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, whether as an underlying cause or not.
Therefore, the information requested for England and Wales is available in the third column of the following table, titled 'Deaths due to COVID-19' or in Column F of aforementioned downloadable datafile.
| Week no. | Deaths involving COVID-19 | Deaths due to COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | - | - |
| Week 2 | - | - |
| Week 3 | - | - |
| Week 4 | - | - |
| Week 5 | - | - |
| Week 6 | - | - |
| Week 7 | - | - |
| Week 8 | - | - |
| Week 9 | - | - |
| Week 10 | - | - |
| Week 11 | 5 | 5 |
| Week 12 | 103 | 95 |
| Week 13 | 539 | 519 |
| Week 14 | 3,475 | 3,332 |
| Week 15 | 6,213 | 5,983 |
| Week 16 | 8,758 | 8,435 |
| Week 17 | 8,237 | 7,867 |
| Week 18 | 6,035 | 5,689 |
| Week 19 | 3,930 | 3,664 |
| Week 20 | 3,810 | 3,511 |
| Week 21 | 2,589 | 2,341 |
| Week 22 | 1,822 | 1,628 |
| Week 23 | 1,588 | 1,392 |
| Week 24 | 1,114 | 948 |
| Week 25 | 783 | 629 |
| Week 26 | 606 | 498 |
| Week 27 | 532 | 408 |
| Week 28 | 366 | 291 |
| Week 29 | 295 | 228 |
| Week 30 | 217 | 161 |
| Week 31 | 193 | 148 |
| Week 32 | 152 | 115 |
| Week 33 | 139 | 104 |
| Week 34 | 138 | 98 |
| Week 35 | 101 | 76 |
| Week 36 | 78 | 69 |
| Week 37 | 99 | 78 |
| Week 38 | 139 | 118 |
| Week 39 | 215 | 178 |
| Week 40 | 321 | 279 |
| Week 41 | 438 | 385 |
| Week 42 | 670 | 590 |
| Week 43 | 978 | 874 |
| Week 44 | 1,379 | 1,196 |
| Week 45 | 1,937 | 1,743 |
| Week 46 | 2,466 | 2,170 |
| Week 47 | 2,697 | 2,361 |
| Week 48 | 3,040 | 2,637 |
| Week 49 | 2,835 | 2,469 |