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<p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p><p> </p><p>Dear Lord Robathan,</p><p>
</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics Authority,
I am responding to your Parliamentary Question asking how many deaths from COVID-19
there were among patients in hospital aged under 60 with no pre-existing medical conditions
(HL8682).</p><p> </p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes statistics
on deaths in England and Wales and produces a monthly report[1] on provisional deaths
involving COVID-19. Mortality statistics are compiled from information supplied when
deaths are certified and registered as part of civil registration. In England and
Wales, deaths should ideally be registered within 5 days of the death occurring, but
there are some situations that result in the registration of the death being delayed[2].</p><p>
</p><p>National Records for Scotland[3] and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research
Agency[4] are responsible for publishing statistics on deaths registered in Scotland
and Northern Ireland respectively.</p><p> </p><p>Information on pre-existing health
conditions is available based on the conditions mentioned on the death certificate.
Our reports on deaths involving COVID-19 contained analysis of pre-existing conditions,
most recently based on death occurrences between 2 March and 30 June 2020 that were
registered up until 4 July 20201. Our data on pre-existing conditions does not include
a place of death breakdown so data has been provided separately instead for deaths
involving COVID-19 by place of death.</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 below shows the number
of deaths involving COVID-19 that did not have a pre-existing condition, and all deaths
involving COVID-19, for persons aged under 60 years, occurring in England and Wales
between 2 March and 30 June 2020. Table 2 shows the number of deaths involving COVID-19
by place of death, for persons of all ages, registered in England and Wales between
28 December 2019 and 25 September 2020.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 1: Number of deaths involving coronavirus
(COVID-19) that had no pre-existing conditions, and all deaths involving COVID-19,
persons aged under 60 years, occurring between 2 March and 30 June 2020 and registered
by 4 July, England and Wales[5][6][7][8]</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Age group</p></td><td><p>Deaths
involving COVID-19 with no pre-existing conditions</p></td><td><p>Deaths involving
COVID-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0-59</p></td><td><p>542</p></td><td><p>3299</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: ONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Table 2: Number of deaths involving
coronavirus (COVID-19) by place of death, persons, all ages, registered between 28
December 2019 and 25 September 2020, England and Wales[9][10][11][12]</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Place
of death</p></td><td><p>Deaths involving COVID-19</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Home</p></td><td><p>2,513</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospital
(acute or community, not psychiatric)</p></td><td><p>33,556</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hospice</p></td><td><p>756</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Care
Home</p></td><td><p>15,601</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other communal establishment</p></td><td><p>226</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Elsewhere</p></td><td><p>204</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: ONS</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]<a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19englandandwales/deathsoccurringinjune2020"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19englandandwales/deathsoccurringinjune2020</a></p><p>[2]<a
href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/2018"
target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/articles/impactofregistrationdelaysonmortalitystatisticsinenglandandwales/2018</a></p><p>[3]<a
href="https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[4]<a
href="https://www.nisra.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://www.nisra.gov.uk/</a></p><p>[5]These
figures represent death occurrences rather than death registrations.</p><p>[6]All
figures for 2020 are provisional.</p><p>[7]Includes deaths where COVID-19 (ICD-10
codes U07.1 and U07.2) was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate including as
the underlying cause of death.</p><p>[8]Includes deaths of non-residents.</p><p>[9]These
figures represent death occurrences rather than death registrations.</p><p>[10]All
figures for 2020 are provisional.</p><p>[11]Includes deaths where COVID-19 (ICD-10
codes U07.1 and U07.2) was mentioned anywhere on the death certificate including as
the underlying cause of death.</p><p>[12]Includes deaths of non-residents.</p><p /><p
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