FOI Ref: FOI/2021/3451
You asked
Please supply the average age of death of people registered as Omicron as cause and contributing factor.
Please breakdown the deaths into the two bands: deaths directly from Omicron and deaths associated with the sgtf gene test.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry regarding COVID-19 Omicron variant deaths.
Our mortality data is taken from data collected at the point of death registration.
The ICD-10 code for COVID-19 deaths is U07.1 for COVID-19 and U07.2 for suspected COVID-19. There is no difference in the ICD-10 code used to differentiate between specific COVID-19 variants, therefore, this information would need to be created using the complex data linkage of ONS mortality data to NHS Test and Trace. We therefore do not hold this information.
In case it is of interest, we are currently investigating data linkage to produce a study looking at COVID-19 deaths in both the Omicron and Delta variants. We currently do not have a publication date, but this will be announced on our Release Calendar in due course.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) may also be able to assist further. They can be contacted using the following email address: informationrights@ukhsa.gov.uk.