Covid-19 causing 10,000 dementia deaths beyond infections, research says

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Charities warn that with reduced medical care and family visits sufferers are ‘just switching off’

There were almost 10,000 unexplained extra deaths among people with dementia in April, according to official figures that have prompted alarm about the severe impact of social isolation on people with the condition.

 

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That's very sad, but the headline figure does not reflect the content of the article. 9,429 is mentioned in the article for England, which is reported to be 83% higher than normal. That's 4,276 additional deaths. Still, obviously, a tragedy.

That could be a mercy.

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is this an 'official' reference to the excess number ?

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