Deaths within 60 days of a + test

[AcornAutumn]

I feel as if the parameters have changed

Deaths with Covid, not of Covid, within 28 days, is strange enough

Now 60 days? Does anyone know when this reporting change began and if it was mentioned in press conferences?

Thank you

www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-reported-sars-cov-2-deaths-in-england/sars-cov-2-confirmed-england-deaths-report-to-31-december-2020#covid-19-mortality-rates

Is it not an acknowledgement that patients are being kept alive longer with treatments and may have ongoing complications.

@LIZS

Is it not an acknowledgement that patients are being kept alive longer with treatments and may have ongoing complications.

It could be but I am surprised it's not been a key point of information.

This report has always been done over a 60 day period, if you look back to the June one you'll see it's the same.

Daily deaths were only changed to a 28 day window from testing positive back in August to bring England in line with other U.K. countries.

That change only made a minimal difference on the number of deaths that can be attributed to Covid.

It's explained here publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk/2020/08/12/behind-the-headlines-counting-covid-19-deaths/

Thank you Half

At the time of the report you have linked, I thought 60 days was being dropped.