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Three deaths missed on Covid dashboard

Mon, 06 Sep 2021

The Manx Government has said it will look at how to make the reporting of COVID-19 related deaths more clear.

The reporting of deaths where COVID-19 is mentioned on an individual’s death certificate has been established in the weekly surveillance reports published by the Island’s Public Health Directorate.

Last week’s report confirmed an additional three deaths that occurred in mid-August but which have only recently been confirmed as COVID-related.

In a statement, the Manx Government said: "We aware that this figure is at variance with that recorded on the dashboard for the same period. This is due to the time lag in COVID-19 being confirmed as a factor on the death notification."

"Government acknowledges the difference between the dashboard, which reports hospital deaths and those outside the hospital, and the surveillance report which is based on death registrations where COVID-19 is mentioned anywhere on the death certificate."

The Director of Public Health Dr Henrietta Ewart said: ‘A time delay may arise in reporting COVID-19 as a prime or contributory cause of an individual’s death, for instance where the Coroner is informed and further investigation is required. Among these are deaths at home, including where the patient has one or more pre-existing conditions. While these deaths will be subsequently included in the surveillance report, they may not have featured in reporting before that time.

Dr Ewart added: ‘Public Health’s weekly surveillance report provides access to a range of data reflecting the ongoing course of the pandemic in the Isle of Man. There are different approaches to reporting data, and the dashboard has not always recorded deaths which have subsequently been declared as COVID-related and therefore captured in the Public Health surveillance report.’

Consideration is being given as to how reporting of all COVID-19 related deaths can be made clearer in the future.

 

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