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Publication - FOI/EIR release

Death certificates with the underlying cause recorded as COVID-19: FOI release

Published 10 November 2020
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Part of
Coronavirus in Scotland, Public sector
FOI reference FOI/202000108932
Date received 6 November 2020
Date responded 10 November 2020

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Out of these 4,649 deaths, how many were there where COVID-19 was recorded on the death certificate as the 'primary cause' of death?

Response

The answer to your question is that of the 4,649 deaths in Scotland where COVID-19 was 'mentioned' on the death certificate, there were 4,289 where COVID-19 was recorded as the underlying cause of death.

The figure is from a spreadsheet published by National Records of Scotland as part of their Deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland publication on 4th November.

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Contact

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Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

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