More than half of England’s coronavirus-related deaths will be people from care homes

Study estimates toll could hit 34,000 among country’s most vulnerable residents

Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianPhotograph: Murdo MacLeod/The GuardianCare home residents are on course to make up more than half the deaths caused directly or indirectly by the coronavirus crisis in England, according to a new analysis.

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