You asked

​​Please would you tell me for the month from mid-November (when the new variant was identified) to mid-December 2020 how many persons and what percentage who died from the new variant coronavirus already had a pre-existing condition.

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.

Our data is derived from the death certificate at the point of death registration. Whilst COVID-19 is assigned as either a mention or an underlying cause of death, the variant of COVID-19 is not recorded on the death certificate. Therefore, we do not hold this information.

Public Health England may be better placed to assist. They can be contacted via email at: wn_coronavirus@phe.gov.uk for COVID-19 related queries, or enquiries@phe.gov.uk for regular enquiries.