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COVID-19 deaths compared with previous 7 days

Last updated on Tuesday, 14 January 2025 at 10:47am

Summary

Topic
COVID-19
Category
headline
API name
COVID-19_headline_ONSdeaths_7DayChange

Status

Active

Rationale

COVID-19 deaths depend on the scale and severity of recent COVID-19 cases.

Definition

This metric shows the difference between the total number of deaths in the 7 days leading up to the date shown of people whose death certificate mentioned COVID-19 as one of the causes compared to the previous 7 days. Deaths are reported by date of death registration.

Methodology

Deaths where COVID-19 is mentioned as one of the causes on the death certificate are reported by the Office for National Statistics.

The deceased may or may not have had a confirmed positive test for COVID-19. The data exclude people who had COVID-19 but did not have it mentioned on their death certificate.

Deaths are allocated to the deceased's usual area of residence.

Bank holidays can affect the number of deaths registered in a given week.

The change in new deaths in the 7 days leading up to the date shown is difference between:

  • the total of the daily deaths registered in the 7 days up to and including the most recent date with "complete" data
  • the total of the daily deaths registered in the previous 7 days
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