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Of the deaths reported as being caused by COVID-19, how many had underlying health issues?
How many people died from COVID-19 as the only cause of death?
How many of the deceased from COVID-19 have had an autopsy?
How many people died in the UK in 2019 from influenza?
What was the admission rate in Hospitals from March to July 2020?
What was the admission rate in Hospitals from March 2019 to 2019?
How accurate is the COVID-19 Test in percentage?
According to WITS (World Integrated Trade Solution) COVID-19 Diagnostic test kits were made available to the UK in 2018, can you provide me with details of how many test kits were purchased in 2018?
Where is the evidence for the virus COVID-19?
When was the virus COVID-19 isolated?
Where is the evidence of infectivity?
Where is the evidence of pathology?
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Thank you for your enquiry. Please see the following answers to your questions. 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.
1. Of the deaths reported as being caused by COVID-19, how many had underlying health issues?
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 change from previous bulletins, where COVID-19 death figures included those who had COVID-19 mentioned anywhere on the death certificate.
2. How many people died where COVID-19 was the only cause of death?
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.
3. How many of the deceased from COVID-19 had an autopsy?
Unfortunately, we do not hold information on how many death registrations include the result of a post-mortem.
More information on this process and why deaths are referred for post-mortem can be found in the User guide to mortality statistics.
4. How many people died in the UK in 2019 from influenza?
The data below shows how many people died in England and Wales from Influenza in 2019. This data is taken from NOMIS webservice using the ICD-10 Codes J09-J11
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| Date | 2019 | |
| Gender | Total | |
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| Country | A00-R99,U00-Y89 All causes, all ages | J09-J11 Influenza |
| Total mortality | 530,841 | 1,223 |
| England | 496,370 | 1,160 |
| Wales | 33,183 | 53 |
| England and Wales | 529,553 | 1,213 |
| Resident outside England and Wales | 1,288 | 10 |
Download this table Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age
.xls .csv| A00-R99,U00-Y89 All causes, all ages | J09-J11 Influenza | |
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| Total mortality | 530,841 | 1,223 |
| England | 496,370 | 1,160 |
| Wales | 33,183 | 53 |
| England and Wales | 529,553 | 1,213 |
| Resident outside England and Wales | 1,288 | 10 |
Download this table Mortality statistics - underlying cause, sex and age
.xls .csv5. What was the admission rate in Hospitals from March to July 2020?
ONS are responsible for the production of mortality statistics, we do not have access to hospital admissions and discharges. Therefore, we do not hold the data you have requested. This data is held by NHS Digital, so they may be better placed to answer your query. They can be contacted via email at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk, and by telephone at 0300 303 5678.
6. What was the admission rate in Hospitals from March 2019 to 2019?
Please see answer to Question 5.
7. How accurate is the COVID-19 Test in percentage?
In our COVID-19 infection survey each swab is tested for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) in an accredited test as part of the national testing programme. While we do not know the true sensitivity and specificity of the test because COVID-19 is a new virus, our data and related studies provide an indication of what these are likely to be. To understand the potential impact, we have estimated what prevalence would be in two scenarios using different possible test sensitivity and specificity rates. You can find information on these scenarios in our Methodology article here.
With reference to questions 8 to 12: Unfortunately, we do not hold any further information requested, NHS digital and Department of Health and Social Care may be better placed to answer your enquiry. They can be contacted via email at enquiries@nhsdigital.nhs.uk and https://contactus.dhsc.gov.uk/.