| Information Governance | Medical Directorate NHS Grampian Rosehill House Foresterhill Site Cornhill Road Aberdeen AB25 2ZG |
| BY EMAIL Susan Campbell request-742309- [email protected] |
Date 23 April 2021 Our Ref FOI/2021/224 Enquiries to Information Governance Team Extension 51319 Direct Line 01224 551319 Email [email protected] |
Dear Ms Campbell
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
I refer to your e-mail dated 29 March 2021, requesting:
“How many people have died in Aberdeen Royal infirmary from covid 19 alone? That is they were admitted to hospital and died due to covid 19 and not any other reason. I can see the numbers you publish online but these are deaths within 28 days of a positive pcr test which obviously is false information as they could have died from anything else. I would like to know the exact figure of those that died from 1st February 2020 until 31st December 2020 due to covid 19 alone please.
Can you also tell me of those that have died of covid 19 how many tested positive for covid 19? ”
I can now respond as follows:
How many people have died in Aberdeen Royal infirmary from covid 19 alone? That is they were admitted to hospital and died due to covid 19 and not any other reason. I can see the numbers you publish online but these are deaths within 28 days of a positive pcr test which obviously is false information as they could have died from anything else. I would like to know the exact figure of those that died from 1st February 2020 until 31st December 2020 due to covid 19 alone please.
There were <5 individuals whose sole cause death was Covid-19 at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in that time period. Due to the very small number involved the exact figure cannot be disclosed as this may identify individual patients; s.38(1)(d) of the Act refers – Personal information – deceased person’s health record.
Can you also tell me of those that have died of covid 19 how many tested positive for covid 19?
There were146 deaths at Aberdeen Royal infirmary and 302 across Grampian up to 31 December 2020. These include any deaths within 28 days of positive test or where Covid19 was mentioned on death certificate following a positive test. It does not include suspected cases.
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Yours sincerely
Roohi Bains
Information Governance Manager & Deputy DPO
NHS Grampian