y the figures for deaths are reported from an earlier point in time than the figures for test results.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 id=\"notes-on-deaths-figures\"\u003eNotes on deaths figures\u003c/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe figures on deaths relate in almost all cases to patients who have died in hospital and who have tested positive for COVID-19. Slight differences in reporting in devolved administrations may mean that they include a small number of deaths outside hospital. The figures are compiled from va