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J Grove
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21 December 2020
Dear J Grove,
Request under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA)
Thank you for your request of 28 November 2020 under the Freedom of Information
(Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).
Your request
You asked “What are the mean, median and mode ages of death involving COVID-
19 that have been recorded for Week 47: 16th November - 22nd November
(n=244)?”.
Response to your request
I enclose a copy of the information you requested in the accompanying table which
outlines the required summary statistics for age at death for all deaths involving
coronavirus registered in Week 47.
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Commissioner.aspx Yours sincerely,
Lucy Pilkington
Assistant Statistician
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