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22 May, 2020
The MOJ have recently released the Coroners statistics for 2019 for England & Wales on the 14th May 2020*.
The statistics confirm:
Of note, the statistics only cover the calendar year January to December 2019. It will not include any reported deaths to the coroner that may have arisen due to COVID-19. Whether there is a marked increased in reported deaths due to COVID-19 will not be known until the statistics are published in May 2021. Recent guidance from the Chief Coroner is that COVID-19 deaths do not necessarily need to be reported to the coroner as they are natural. The increase in jury inquests reflects an increasing scope for Article 2 inquests.
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