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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><strong>Professor Sir Ian
Diamond</strong> | National Statistician</p><p> </p><p>The Lord Willis of Knaresborough<br>
House of Lords</p><p>London</p><p>SW1A 0PW</p><p>01 March 2021</p><p> </p><p>Dear
Lord Willis,</p><p>As National Statistician and Chief Executive of the UK Statistics
Authority, I am responding to your Parliamentary Questions asking a) when data was
first collected on care home deaths from COVID-19 in England <strong>(HL13542)</strong>,
b) when the weekly death toll of care home residents from COVID-19 in England was
first published <strong>(HL13543)</strong>, and c) how many care home residents in
England died from COVID-19-related symptoms in each week from 1 September 2020 to-date
<strong>(HL13546)</strong>.</p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) is responsible
for publishing statistics on deaths in England and Wales. Mortality statistics are
compiled from information supplied when deaths are certified and registered as part
of civil registration. The ONS produces a weekly report[1] on provisional deaths involving
COVID-19, and from 19 January 2021 onwards it has included data on deaths involving
COVID-19 in care home residents in England and Wales in 2020 and 2021<sup>2</sup>.
The term "care home resident" used in this publication refers to all deaths
where either (a) the death occurred in a care home or (b) the death occurred elsewhere
but the place of residence of the deceased was recorded as a care home. The figures
should not be confused with "deaths in care homes" as reported elsewhere,
which refers only to category (a).</p><p>As well as the ONS mortality data, the Care
Quality Commission (CQC; the independent regulator of health and social care in England)
provides numbers of deaths involving COVID-19 in care homes and care home residents
in England. These data are based on the date the death was notified to the CQC and
has been published by the ONS as part of the weekly bulletin<sup>3 </sup>since 28
April 2020. Data on whether the death was a result of suspected or confirmed COVID-19
has been collected by the CQC since 10 April 2020<sup>4</sup>. Table 1 below shows
the number of deaths involving COVID-19 in care home residents, by week of notification
to the CQC, starting from week ending 4 September 2020.</p><p> </p><p>Yours sincerely,</p><p><strong>Professor
Sir Ian Diamond</strong></p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of deaths involving COVID-19
in care homes residents, by week of notification, weeks ending 4 September 2020 to
19 February 2021, England<strong>[2]</strong><strong>[3]</strong><strong>[4]</strong></strong></p><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Week number</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Week
ending</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Deaths involving COVID-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>36</p></td><td><p>04/09/2020</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>37</p></td><td><p>11/09/2020</p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>38</p></td><td><p>18/09/2020</p></td><td><p>49</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p>25/09/2020</p></td><td><p>58</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>40</p></td><td><p>02/10/2020</p></td><td><p>83</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>41</p></td><td><p>09/10/2020</p></td><td><p>105</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>42</p></td><td><p>16/10/2020</p></td><td><p>142</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>23/10/2020</p></td><td><p>217</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p>30/10/2020</p></td><td><p>293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>45</p></td><td><p>06/11/2020</p></td><td><p>456</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>46</p></td><td><p>13/11/2020</p></td><td><p>533</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>47</p></td><td><p>20/11/2020</p></td><td><p>622</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>48</p></td><td><p>27/11/2020</p></td><td><p>706</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>04/12/2020</p></td><td><p>645</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>50</p></td><td><p>11/12/2020</p></td><td><p>692</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>18/12/2020</p></td><td><p>731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>52</p></td><td><p>25/12/2020</p></td><td><p>746</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>53</p></td><td><p>01/01/2021</p></td><td><p>934</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>08/01/2021</p></td><td><p>1,245</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>15/01/2021</p></td><td><p>1,750</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>22/01/2021</p></td><td><p>2,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>29/01/2021</p></td><td><p>2,387</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>05/02/2021</p></td><td><p>1,848</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>12/02/2021</p></td><td><p>1,223</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>19/02/2021</p></td><td><p>843</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source:
<em>Care Quality Commission</em></p><p> </p><p>[1]https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest</p><p><sup>2</sup>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/carehomeresidentdeathsregisteredinenglandandwalesprovisional</p><p><sup>3</sup>https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/numberofdeathsincarehomesnotifiedtothecarequalitycommissionengland</p><p><sup>4</sup>https://www.ons.gov.uk/news/statementsandletters/publicationofstatisticsondeathsinvolvingcovid19incarehomesinenglandtransparencystatement</p><p>[2]
Figures are for deaths CQC are notified of on the days specified. Figures only include
deaths that were notified by 19 Feb 2021 and may be an underestimate due to notification
delays.</p><p>[3] Figures are for people who were residents of a care home, regardless
of where the death occurred. This is different to deaths occurring in care homes reported
elsewhere.</p><p>[4]A death involving COVID-19 is based on the statement from the
care home provider to the CQC: the assessment of whether COVID-19 was involved may
or may not correspond to a medical diagnosis or test result or be reflected in the
death certification</p>
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