No further coronavirus deaths in Dacorum care homes

The coronavirus death toll in Dacorum's care homes has not risen in the most recent week, new figures reveal.

Office for National Statistics data shows that 118 deaths involving Covid-19 were provisionally registered in Dacorum up to June 20.

Of those, 28 occurred outside hospital – including 22 in care homes and three at private homes. A further three deaths occurred in hospices, other community establishments or elsewhere.

That was no higher than the number of deaths in car​e homes at the end of the previous week.

The latest figures, based on where Covid-19 is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate, include deaths that occurred up to June 12 but were registered up to eight days later.

Care home residents had accounted for 19 per cent of all Covid-19 deaths in Dacorum up to June 20.

Across England and Wales, 48,795 deaths involving Covid-19 were provisionally registered up to June 20. Of those, 30 per cent were in care homes and 63 per cent in hospital.

In the week ending June 12, there were 1,114 deaths across the two countries which mentioned the coronavirus on the death certificate – the lowest number of Covid-19 deaths for 11 weeks.

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