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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 9 October 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 9 October 2020 (Week 41) was 9,954; this was nine more deaths than in Week 40.
- In Week 41, the number of deaths registered was 1.5% above the five-year average (143 deaths higher).
- Of the deaths registered in Week 41, 438 mentioned "novel coronavirus (COVID-19)", accounting for 4.4% of all deaths in England and Wales; this is an increase of 117 deaths compared with Week 40 (when there were 321 deaths involving COVID-19, accounting for 3.2% of all deaths).
Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain: 23 October 2020
What's in the bulletin?
- Levels of socialising indoors in the past seven days were reduced when an individual was in a “local lockdown” area; 17% of those in a local lockdown area said they had not met up indoors with anyone, compared with 11% not in local lockdown.
- Among the 4% of adults who had met up indoors in a group with more than six people, 11% met up with only people from their household, while 56% met up for one of the following reasons: worship service, sports or exercise or child’s activity class.
- Among those who have met up with people from outside their household either outdoors or indoors, the majority (84%) said they always or often maintained social distancing; the total proportion of those who said they did so sometimes, not very often, or never has stayed fairly consistent over the last three months and was 16% this week.
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Datasets related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available. Includes the most up-to-date figures available for deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19).
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Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey to understand the impacts of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain. Including breakdowns by at-risk age, sex, disability and underlying health condition.
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Weekly shipping indicators
The weekly shipping indicators dataset associated with the faster indicators of UK economic activity Research Output.
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Traffic camera activity
Experimental dataset for busyness indices covering the UK as part of the faster indicators release in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Business Impact of COVID-19 Survey (BICS) results
Responses from the new voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses’ responses on how their turnover, workforce prices, trade and business resilience have been affected in the two-week reference period.
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Online job advert estimates
Experimental job advert indices covering the UK job market.
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Statistical bulletins
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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 9 October 2020
Provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales, including deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), by age, sex and region, in the latest weeks for which data are available.
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Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society: 22 October 2020
Early experimental data on the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) on the UK economy and society. These faster indicators are created using rapid response surveys, novel data sources and experimental methods.
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Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain: 23 October 2020
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey covering the period 14 to 18 October 2020 to understand the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain.
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Coronavirus and the economic impacts on the UK: 22 October 2020
The indicators and analysis presented in this bulletin are based on responses from the voluntary fortnightly business survey, which captures businesses’ responses on how their turnover, workforce prices, trade and business resilience have been affected. These data relate to the period 21 September to 4 October 2020.
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Coronavirus and the social impacts on Great Britain: 23 October 2020
Indicators from the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey covering the period 14 to 18 October 2020 to understand the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on people, households and communities in Great Britain.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 23 October 2020
Estimates for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. This survey is being delivered in partnership with University of Oxford, University of Manchester, Public Health England and Wellcome Trust.
Articles
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Updating ethnic contrasts in deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19), England and Wales
Updated estimates of mortality involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) by ethnic group and investigation of the explanatory power of hospital-based comorbidity on ethnic differences, building on previous models published by the Office for National Statistics.
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Coronavirus and non-UK key workers
New insights on non-British nationals and non-UK-born in the workforce between 2017 and 2019, including those who could be considered as key workers in the response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) in 10 charts
Our data highlight the profound impacts of the pandemic on the UK economy and society.
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Diary of a nation: life in lockdown
Six months ago, lockdown measures were introduced in the UK to slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Throughout the pandemic, we have been asking people about their opinions and behaviours and for the first time, we present people’s experiences in their own words.
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Coronavirus and the impact on output in the UK economy
Analysis of monthly growth for the production, services and construction industries in the UK economy between July and August 2020, highlighting the early impact from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey, expectation responses over time, UK
Turnover expectations of the same businesses over time, using the final results of Waves 6 to 11 of the voluntary fortnightly Business Impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Survey (BICS), covering the period 1 June to 23 August 2020.
Methodology related to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) related deaths by ethnic group, England and Wales methodology
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- Shielding Behavioural Survey (SBS) QMI
- COVID-19 Infection Survey (Pilot): methods and further information
- Coronavirus and the latest indicators for the UK economy and society methodology
- Coronavirus-related deaths by ethnic group, England and Wales methodology
- Online price changes for high-demand products methodology
- Measuring pre-existing health conditions in death certification – deaths involving COVID-19: March 2020
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