There were 6,391 coronavirus-related care home deaths up to May 1, new figures show. The Office for National Statistics recorded the results for England and Wales.
The figure was reported by care home providers in England to the Care Quality Commission. It comes as the the UK now records more than 32,000 deaths, the highest in Europe.
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