Background Reporting of daily hospital COVID-19 deaths in the UK are promoted by the
government and scientific advisers alike as a key metric for assessing the progress in the …

Background With the global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) there has
been disruption to normal clinical activity in response to the increased demand on health …

Background We aimed to describe trends of excess mortality in the United Kingdom (UK)
stratified by nation and cause of death, and to develop an online tool for reporting the most …

There were 189,403 deaths from any cause reported in England from 29th February to 5th
June 2020 inclusive, and 11,278 all-cause deaths in Wales over the same period. Of those …

Now-casting for England: By applying statistical now-casting, we do not need to wait as long
as eight days to get a decent estimate (with specified uncertainty) for hospitalized COVID-19 …

Understanding the trends in causes of death for different diseases during the current COVID-
19 pandemic is important to determine whether there are excess deaths beyond what is …

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a natural rush to international
comparisons to gauge how countries have managed it. There are, however, specific …

Background Deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic result directly from infection and
exacerbation of other diseases and indirectly from deferment of care for other conditions …

Background Mortality rates of UK patients hospitalised with COVID-19 appeared to fall
during the first wave. We quantify potential drivers of this change and identify groups of …

Introduction We aimed to examine the profile of, and outcomes for, all people hospitalised
with COVID-19 across the first and second waves of the pandemic in England. Methods This …