The coronavirus death toll in the UK could be 40% higher than reported, the Office for National Statistics has said. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said it recorded 13,121 deaths by April 10, compared with 9,288 in the government's daily toll for those who died in hospital.
Figures from the ONS show there were 1,662 deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales registered up to April 10 that occurred outside hospitals.
Of these:- 1,043 took place in care homes- 466 in private homes- 87 in hospices- 21 in other communal establishments, and- 45 elsewhere The equivalent figure for hospitals deaths over this period is 8,673.