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Initial Estimates of Excess Deaths from COVID-19, 8 April 2020

Paper prepared by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Home Office (HO), Government's Actuary's Department (GAD) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) on initial estimates of excess deaths from COVID-19.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 12 June 2020

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Initial estimates of Excess Deaths from COVID-19 - 8 April 2020

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Paper prepared by Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), Home Office (HO), Government’s Actuary’s Department (GAD) and Office for National Statistics (ONS) on initial estimates of excess deaths from COVID-19.

The paper was considered at SAGE 24 on 9 April 2020. This paper was updated immediately following SAGE to reflect discussion of deprivation estimates.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency. These documents have not been peer-reviewed and there is no restriction on authors submitting and publishing this evidence in peer-reviewed journals.

Published 12 June 2020