Last update: 29 July 2020
Next update: 5 August 2020
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Report: Week 30 [1] |
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Key Findings
As at 26 July, there have been a total of 4,201 deaths registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate. The first mention of COVID-19 in a registered death certificate was the week beginning 16 March 2020.
Of the total number of deaths registered in week 30 (20 to 26 July), there were 8 where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, an increase of 2 from the previous week (13 to 19 July).
Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for less than 1% of all deaths registered in week 30. This proportion has fallen steadily from its peak in week 17 when COVID-19 deaths accounted for 36% of all deaths.
46% of COVID-19 deaths registered to date related to deaths in care homes. 46% of deaths were in hospitals and 7% of deaths were at home or non-institutional settings.
The proportion of COVID-19 deaths which took place in care homes had risen in the earlier stages of the pandemic, but has decreased in recent weeks. 2 of the 8 COVID-19 deaths registered in week 30 occurred in a care home, a decrease of 1 compared with the previous week (13 to 19 July).
More than three quarters (77%) of all deaths involving COVID-19 to date were of people aged 75 or over.
This number is different from the count of deaths published daily on the gov.scot website, because the latter is based on deaths of those who have tested positive for COVID-19. The NRS figures published here include all deaths where COVID-19 (included suspected cases) was mentioned on the death certificate.
Contact Us
Please get in touch if you need any further information, or have any suggestions for improvement.
For media enquiries, please contact communications@nrscotland.gov.uk [9]
For all other enquiries, please contact statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk [10]
Links
[1] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/covid-deaths-report-week-30.pdf
[2] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/covid-deaths-data-week-30.xlsx
[3] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/covid-deaths-data-week-30.zip
[4] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/news/2020/deaths-involving-covid-19-week-30-20th-to-26th-july
[5] https://statistics.gov.scot/data/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19
[6] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/covid19/covid-deaths-infographic-week-30.pdf
[7] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19-in-scotland/archive
[8] https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/vital-events/general-publications/weekly-and-monthly-data-on-births-and-deaths/deaths-involving-coronavirus-covid-19-in-scotland/related-statistics
[9] mailto:communications@nrscotland.gov.uk
[10] mailto:statisticscustomerservices@nrscotland.gov.uk
