There were 50,335 deaths involving the coronavirus (COVID-19) that occurred between 1 March and 30 June 2020, registered up to 4 July 2020 in England and Wales; of these, 46,736 had COVID-19 assigned as the underlying cause of death.
Of the deaths involving COVID-19 that occurred in England and
Wales in March to June 2020, there was at least one pre-existing condition in 91.1% of cases; this is a similar level to that shown in March to May.
Taking into account the age structure of the population, the rate of deaths in June due to COVID-19 was 53.0 per 100,000 persons in England compared with 47.0 per 100,000 persons in Wales; in both England and Wales, the mortality rate in June 2020 was lower than in May 2020.
COVID-19 was the third most frequent underlying cause of death in June 2020 (after Dementia and Alzheimer disease and Ischaemic heart diseases), with 7.1% of all deaths (2,525 deaths) due to COVID-19; this was a large decrease compared with the proportion seen in May, when [...]
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