Care home residents account for over a third of all UK deaths related to Covid-19, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics.
The ONS said there were 12,526 deaths of care home residents between 2 March and 1 May in England and Wales where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
That compares with a total of 33,614 UK Covid-related deaths as reported by the Department of Health and Social Care on 14 May.
Among the 12,526 deaths of care home residents, 9,039 occurred within a care home while a further 3,444 occurred in hospital.
In total the ONS said there were 45,899 deaths of care home residents in March and April.
In addition, the ONS found Covid-19 was the leading cause of death for male care home residents in England and Wales between 2 March and 1 May, accounting for 30.3% of deaths.
At 23.5%, Covid-19 was the second leading cause of death in female care home residents after dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
