Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup: 3 July 2020
03 July 2020
ONS have estimated the number of weddings and civil partnership ceremonies that may have been postponed during the lockdown. We have also published analysis of COVID-19 deaths and infection rates in care homes, as well as the latest social impacts of lockdown. Some of the main points include:
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With weddings of up to 30 people able to take place again in England from tomorrow, we estimate that 73,600 weddings and same-sex civil partnership ceremonies may have been postponed during the lockdown (23 March to 3 July 2020)
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More than half of care homes (56%) reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19 in staff or residents between 26 May and 20 June 2020
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It is estimated that 20% of care home residents and 7% of care home staff tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic
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For each additional member of infected staff working at the care home, the odds of infection for residents increases by 11%
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Between 2 March and 12 June 2020 (registered up to 20 June 2020), there were 66,112 deaths of care home residents, of which 19,394 involved COVID-19 (29%)
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The proportion of working adults returning to their workplace has been increasing slightly over the past few weeks, from 41% two weeks ago, to 44% last week and 49% in the past seven days