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Deaths involving COVID-19 Week 41 โ€“ 5 to 11 October

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As at 11 October, a total of 4,301 deaths have been registered in Scotland where the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was mentioned on the death certificate, according to statistics published by National Records of Scotland (NRS) today.

Between 5-11 October, 25 deaths were registered that mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, an increase of 5 from the previous week.

To place these statistics in context, the total number of all-cause deaths registered in the week 5-11 October was 1,065, 1% lower than the average over the previous five years.

Updated analysis, covering the period from March-September, on mortality by deprivation, pre-existing conditions and place of death has also been published today.

These key findings remain similar to those published last month, and show:

Adjusting for age, people in the most deprived areas were just over two times as likely to die with COVID-19 than those living in the least deprived areas.

Of those who died with COVID-19 between March and September, 92% had at least one pre-existing condition. 

The most common main pre-existing condition among those who died with COVID-19 was dementia and Alzheimerโ€™s disease (31%) followed by ischaemic heart disease (13%).

Of the COVID-19 deaths registered to date 47% were in hospitals; 46% in care homes and 7% were at home or non-institutional settings.

After adjusting for age, COVID-19 related death rates were 43% higher for men than for women.

Pete Whitehouse, Director of Statistical Services, said:

โ€œEvery death from this virus represents loss and grief for families across the country.

โ€œAlthough todayโ€™s figures show deaths involving COVID-19 are at a slightly higher level now than in July and August, they are still much lower than at the height of the pandemic

โ€œThe updated analysis shows that over the period of the pandemic, deaths from all causes in care homes were 31% above average, with the number of deaths returning to average levels in recent months. 

โ€œOver the same period, deaths in home or in non-institutional settings were 44% above average, and have remained above average levels since.

โ€œAfter an early peak, hospital deaths fell below average levels in early May and are now 6% below average levels.

โ€œThe analysis also continues to confirm that COVID-19 mortality rates are higher for males than for females and are higher in areas of highest deprivation.โ€

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