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- Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released yesterday revealed that between December 28 and May 8 (registered up to May 16), 430 people have died in Gwent with the disease mentioned on their death certificate.
- This is 170 more than the 260 death toll reported by PHW as of May 19.
- Unlike Public Health Wales (PHW) data – which only includes lab-confirmed coronavirus deaths – the ONS statistics include any mention of Covid-19 on a person’s death certificate.
- We will be posting all the latest coronavirus news here as it breaks.
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