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Anglo-Jewish coronavirus deaths now over 400

New regional figures increase the number of recorded Jewish victims of the disease in the UK

May 12, 2020 15:21
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The reported number of Jewish deaths from coronavirus in the UK has climbed to well over 400 after the Board of Deputies changed its system of calculation.

Whereas there were 384 deaths announced by the Board on Monday, the death toll is now put at 440 under the new method.

The figures are based on reports from Jewish burial societies where coronavirus is recorded on death certificates.

Previously, the Board used figures from the four largest Orthodox burial societies in London, Manchester Orthodox socieites and two non-Orthodox national boards.