Coronavirus UK death toll: why what we think we know is wrong
The figure we are all watching is likely to be an under-report, which is skewing the curve
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New figures reveal that what we think we know about the Covid-19 death toll in the UK is wrong. Here’s why.
Every day we get one big figure for deaths occurring in the UK. Everyone jumps on this number, taking it to be the latest toll. However NHS England figures – which currently make up the bulk of UK deaths – in fact reflect the day on which the death was reported, not the actual date of death, which is usually days, sometimes weeks, before it appears in the figures.
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