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Hundreds of people have passed away in care homes from coronavirus - the country's real death toll is greater than government figures

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Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that there were 3,716 Covid-19 deaths in hospitals, 217 in care homes, 136 in private homes and 53 elsewhere - 406 in total - in the week up to April 3.

The 406 deaths outside of hospital represented just under 10 per cent of the total deaths from coronavirus during that week in addition to the hospital deaths, which made up 90.2 per cent of the coronavirus deaths.

Of the remaining 53 deaths, 33 were in hospices, three were in communal establishments and 17 were 'elsewhere', in unspecified locations.

The ONS said there were 4,122 deaths involving Covid-19 registered in England and Wales between December 28, 2019, and April 3.

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