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Deaths from Covid-19 (coronavirus): how are they counted and what do they show?

18 May 2020

Kings Fund present their work that considers how deaths related to the COVID-19 virus are being collected, collated, compared, considered and presented for the UK and in comparison to other countries especially across Europe,

Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is the name given to the disease associated with the virus Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). This virus was unknown a few months ago, but now is having a profound effect on the lives of us all – most profoundly and tragically when it kills. This article examines the methods being used to count deaths from Covid-19 and what the numbers show to date. 

Note: The numbers of deaths from Covid-19 and deaths overall reported here are up to date as of 12 May 2020 but they are changing rapidly, and patterns could change as new data becomes available.