Table 3.
Sickness and deaths in respondents’ homes.
| Month 2020 | Number of people (i.e. homes) surveyed | Number of respondents reporting sick people in their homes | Number of respondents reporting deaths in preceding 30 days at home | Number of respondents reporting sick people with suspected COVID-19 in their homes | Number of respondents who reported potential COVID-19-related deaths at home in preceding 30 days | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n [rate per 1000 (95% CI)] | n [rate per 1000 (95% CI)] | n [rate per 1000 (95% CI)] | n [rate per 1000 (95% CI)] | ||
| May | 275 | 26 [94.5 (62.7–135.5)] | 5 [32.7 (15.1–61.2)] | 5 [18.2 (5.9–41.9)] | 0 [0 (0–13.3)] | 
| June | 165 | 20 [121.2 (75.6–181)] | 1 [42.4 (17.2–85.5)] | 1 [6.1 (0.2–33.3)] | 9 [54.5 (25.2–101)] | 
| July | 166 | 12 [72.3 (37.9–122.9)] | 1 [24.1 (6.6–60.5)] | 1 [6 (0.2–33.1)] | 0 [0 (0–22)] | 
| August | 482 | 154 [319.5 (278.1–363.2)] | 52 [56 (37.2–80.5)] | 52 [107.9 (81.6–139.1)] | 10 [20.7 (10–37.8)] | 
| September | 187 | 51 [272.7 (210.3–342.5)] | 12 [48.1 (22.2–89.4)] | 12 [64.2 (33.6–109.4)] | 2 [10.7 (1.3–38.1)] | 
| October | 420 | 111 [264.3 (222.7–309.2)] | 32 [76.2 (52.7–105.9)] | 32 [76.2 (52.7–105.9)] | 9 [21.4 (9.8–40.3)] | 
| November | 436 | 156 [357.8 (312.8–404.8)] | 73 [114.7 (86.3–148.4)] | 73 [167.4 (133.6–205.9)] | 7 [16.1 (6.5–32.8)] | 
| December | 181 | 74 [408.8 (336.5–484.2)] | 34 [149.2 (100.7–209.6)] | 34 [187.8 (133.7–252.5)] | 9 [49.7 (23–92.3)] | 
CI, confidence interval.
Statistical unit: home.