ITV NEWS: Manchester University research indicates that more deaths may be Covid related than thought

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Research by Manchester based scientists indicates that almost ten thousand deaths in the first nine weeks of the pandemic may have been linked to the virus but not recorded as Covid 19 related.

Early results from a study led by University of Manchester data scientists has shown that of the 47,243 excess deaths in England and Wales in the period, 9,948 – over a fifth – were not recorded as COVID-19 related.

Period9 Jun 2020

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  • coronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • statistics