More than 1,000 Covid-related deaths in care homes, ONS figures show

More than 1,000 Covid-related deaths occurred in care homes in England and Wales up to Friday 10 April (week 15), Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures have shown. Year-to-date analysis showed, of deaths involving coronavirus up to week 15, 83.9% (8,673) happened in hospital, with the remainder occurring in care homes (1,043), private homes (466)…