Recorded COVID-19 deaths (FOI)

“Hi, I would like to know the exact figure from the 31st January 2022 until the 28th February 2022 of people who died of COVID-19 alone and not anything else in all settings in Jersey including all hospitals such as Jersey General Hospital, Overdale Hospital, St Saviours Hospital etc., all care homes and domestic premises and work places etc., please? 

Kindly break this down to include the exact date, setting/place the person died e.g. Jersey General Hospital, Overdale Hospital, St Saviours Hospital etc., all care homes and domestic premises or work places etc. to include their sex, age and vaccination status of the person or persons in your response, thanks”

There has been one death registered where the cause of death has been certified as follows:

1. Died 05/02/2022 in a Care Home - Cause of Death 1a. Covid 19

Due to the small number of cases, disclosure control has been applied to avoid breaching the privacy of individuals involved. Article 25 (Personal Information) of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies. 

Whilst there may be public interest in details surrounding COVID-19 related deaths, the granular details requested could, if released, identify specific individuals. Release of the personal information requested could negatively impact living relatives or other connected individuals and it is considered that their right to privacy outweighs the public interest supporting the release of the information requested. 

Information gathered in order to register a death does not include the vaccination status of the deceased.

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2005; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.