Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 049-2122 – Clarification Required
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. In order to respond to your request our information teams are seeking the below clarification:
Question:
I am writing to request the number of people that dies in Gloucestershire Hospitals in 2020 from COVID-19 alone.
To clarify, I see the figures published online but I know that they cover mortality within 28 days of a positive test, so death could have been due to other cause.
I would like the exact mortality figure for Gloucestershire due to COVID-19 only please without anything else for 2020. This would be really hard to establish, I think that is why the government data is always set as within 28 days of a positive test.
However, MCCD death certificate. is split into 2 sections, Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 1, the immediate cause of death is recorded, whilst in Part 2, other significant conditions that could have hastened death are recorded.
Please can you clarify whether you want Part 2 of the MCCD to be included or excluded from any data that we provide?
Would you be able to provide clarification around the information you are expecting the response to include for this question?