England and Wales weekly Covid deaths of care home residents ‘at highest level since end of April’

ONS figures show there were 2,364 deaths of care home residents involving Covid-19 in the week ending January 22 (Danny Lawson/PA)

England and Wales weekly registered deaths of care home residents involving coronavirus have passed 2,000 and are at their highest level since the end of April, new figures show.

There were 2,364 deaths of care home residents involving Covid-19 in the week ending January 22 in England and Wales, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.