Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died with covid-19 recorded as the cause of death to date; and what proportion of those people had tested positive for covid-19.

Daily statistics for COVID-19 related deaths in the United Kingdom, which consist of deaths with lab-confirmed COVID-19 in all settings, are published on the GOV.UK website. The latest data is available at:

https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/

In addition, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes provisional weekly data on deaths registered in England and Wales where “COVID-19” was mentioned on death certificates. This data can be viewed on the ONS website at the following link:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/latest