27 April 2020
From today (Monday 27 April), the Government will be proactively publishing daily statistics on the number of Covid-19 related deaths registered with the Office of the Superintendent Registrar.
These statistics will cover the following:
- The total number of Covid-19 deaths registered to date
- The number of Covid-19 laboratory-proven deaths
- The number of Covid-19 presumptive deaths (where there is no laboratory result or a negative result, but cause of death is certified as ‘probable’ based on clinical history, examination, and investigation)
- The number of Covid-19 deaths that occurred in hospital (General Hospital, St Saviour’s Hospital, and Overdale Hospital)
- The number of Covid-19 deaths which occurred in care homes
- The number of Covid-19 deaths which occurred in domestic properties
- The demographic split by age
- The demographic split by sex
From Thursday 30 April, the Government will publish weekly statistics, reporting on the week ending the previous Sunday.
These statistics will cover the following:
- Total deaths registered in the last seven days
- Percentage of total deaths registered in the last seven days which are Covid-19 deaths
- Total deaths registered in the last seven days for the same period in 2019 and 2018
- Total deaths registered in the last 28 days
- Percentage of total deaths registered in the last 28 days which are Covid-19 deaths
- Total deaths registered in the last 28 days for the same period in 2019 and 2018
- Total number of deaths registered in the year-to-date
- Total number of deaths registered in the year-to-date in 2019 and 2018
All deaths which occur in Jersey are listed in a Register of Deaths. This function has been transferred from individual Parish Registrars to the Superintendent Registrar as part of the Covid-19 response.
A death registration is based on information submitted to the Superintendent Registrar by a certifying doctor and by an application to register a death by the next of kin via a funeral director. Before this registration can take place, all information submitted must be scrutinised and verified. This means that there can be a period of time between the date of death and the registration of that death.
Some deaths will need to be investigated by the Viscount/Deputy Viscount – which will mean the registration will take place later.
A death which is not subject to investigation by the Viscount/Deputy Viscount will normally be registered two to five days after the date of death.
Today’s statistics on the total number of Covid-19 related deaths registered with the office of the Superintendent Registrar are:
| COVID-19 deaths registered to date | 19 |
| Number of laboratory proven deaths | 10 |
| Number of presumptive deaths* | 9 |
| Number of deaths in hospital - Jersey General Hospital | 9 |
| Number of deaths in hospital- St Saviour's | 2 |
| Number of deaths in care homes | 7 |
| Number of deaths in domestic properties | 1 |
| % registered deaths aged 60-69 | 11% |
| % registered deaths aged 70-79 | 37% |
| % registered deaths aged 80-89 | 32% |
| % registered deaths aged 90+ | 21% |
| Female deaths % | 37% |
| Male deaths % | 63% |
* where there is no laboratory result or a negative result, but cause of death is certified as ‘probable’ based on clinical history, examination, and investigation)
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