Deputy chief scientist: We need to get to grips with coronavirus care home deaths
by Kate Proctor from Science | The Guardian on (#532V1)
UK government science adviser says toll in care settings on rise despite falls in hospital figures
The government's own science adviser has admitted it was yet to get to grips with the number of coronavirus deaths in UK care homes.
Prof Angela McLean, the UK's deputy chief scientific adviser, said there were 4,841 deaths in hospital and 2,794 deaths in care homes in the week to 24 April.
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