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. 2021 May;27(5):1468-1471.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.203524.

Epidemiology of Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths in Adults, England, March-December 2020

Alison E Brown, Ellen Heinsbroek, Meaghan M Kall, Hester Allen, Kazim Beebeejaun, Paula Blomquist, Ines Campos-Matos, Colin N J Campbell, Hamish Mohammed, Katy Sinka, Theresa Lamagni, Nicholas Phin, Gavin Dabrera; PHE COVID-19 Mortality Working Group
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Epidemiology of Confirmed COVID-19 Deaths in Adults, England, March-December 2020

Alison E Brown et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 May.

Abstract

Of the 58,186 coronavirus deaths among adults in England during March-December 2020, 77% occurred in hospitals, 93% were in patients >60 years, and 91% occurred within 28 days of positive specimen. Cumulative mortality rates were highest among persons of Black, Asian, other, or mixed ethnicities and in socioeconomically deprived areas.

Keywords: COVID-19; England; SARS-CoV-2; United Kingdom; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.

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Deaths occurring within 60 days of a laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) diagnosis or with COVID-19 on the death registration certificate, by date of death, England, UK, March 2–December 3, 2020.
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Figure 2
Region-specific coronavirus disease cumulative mortality rate (deaths/100,000 population), by week of death, England, UK, March 2–December 3, 2020.
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