L8in: 07.2020

This
blogpost updates information on the number of people with learning
disabilities in England who have died of COVID-19, up to 30th June 2020.

At least 620 people with learning disabilities have died of COVID-19 in England.

The
number of people with learning disabilities dying of COVID-19 is now
around 5 people every week. For two weeks in April it was over 100
people every week.

People with learning disabilities might still be more likely to die of COVID-19 than other people.

Because
I haven't provided updates on the weekly information about the deaths
of people with learning disabilities from COVID-19 since this long blogpost, this post is just a quick update of the numbers with little commentary. An excellent easyread summary of the information on COVID-19 deaths and people with learning disabilities has been produced by Bradford Talking Media (BTM).

The graph below shows weekly information from the LeDeR programme,
which is likely to be the best source of information we have on the
deaths of people with learning disabilities in England (although it is
unlikely to be complete). The red columns show the number of people who
have died of suspected or confirmed COVID-19, and the blue columns show
the number of people who have died of other causes.

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Chris Hatton's blog: COVID-19 deaths of people with learning disabiliti...: