Summary of request

Table 1 shows the number of deaths "involving" COVID-19 and "due to" COVID-19, broken down by whether the COVID-19 virus was definitively identified or not. These figures are based on death registrations up to the week ending 4 September 2020. In England and Wales, deaths are usually registered within five days of the death occurring, but in some situations death registration can take much longer. The Office for National Statistics has published a report on the impact of registration delays.