Characteristics of all deaths between 6 January and 28 June 2020 split by COVID-19 status
| Measure | Number with data | SARS-CoV-2 negative deaths (n=412) | SARS-CoV-2 positive deaths (n=25) | P value |
| Median age of death in years (IQR) | 437 | 0.7 (0.1–6.0) | 12.2 (0.6–15.2) | 0.0006 |
| Sex | 432 | |||
| Male | 235 (57.7%) | 13 (52.0%) | ||
| Female | 172 (42.3%) | 12 (48.0%) | ||
| Ethnicity | 344 | 0.003 | ||
| White | 222 (69.4%) | 9 (37.5%) | ||
| Other* | 98 (30.6%) | 15 (62.5%) | ||
| Deprivation measure (1–10)25 | 429 | 3 (2–6) | 5 (2–7) | 0.361 |
| Region | 437 | 0.097 | ||
| London (all London boroughs) | 63 (15.3%) | 7 (28.0%) | ||
| Elsewhere | 349 (84.7%) | 18 (72.0%) | ||
| Place of death | 431 | >0.999 | ||
| Hospital | 300 (73.7%) | 18 (75.0%) | ||
| Elsewhere | 107 (26.3%) | 6 (25.0%) | ||
| Contributing underlying medical condition† | 437 | 124 (30.1%) | 9 (36.0%) | 0.511 |
Numbers are n (%) or median (IQR) as appropriate.
Comparisons were made using Fisher’s exact test or Mann-Whitney U test as appropriate.
*Asian or Asian British, black or black British, mixed or other.
†See online supplemental appendix 2 for further details.