Deaths related to Covid-19 in England and Wales rose to the highest since the first wave of the disease, amid warnings from the government that the British strain of the virus could be more deadly than first thought.
The number of fatalities with the disease rose nearly 20% to 7,245 in the week ending Jan. 15, the Office for National Statistics said Tuesday, the pandemic’s third highest toll. The number of fatalities in London, which lies at the center of the current outbreak, is more than 84% above the five-year average for the second straight week, the data shows.
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The number of deaths from coronavirus in England and Wales has increased by 20% in the past week
Source: Office for National Statistics
The UK death toll from Covid-19 is on track to exceed 100,000 this week and hospitals are nearly full. Daily infections begin to decline and the nation is in dire straits, with rapid vaccine rollout taking care of it hope that the peak passes.
- The total number of deaths in England and Wales was 30.5% above the five-year average.
- Deaths involving the virus accounted for 40.2% of all deaths in England and Wales in the week – the highest rate ever recorded
- Nearly 90% of all deaths involving Covid list it as the underlying cause, compared to 7.2% for those who cite influenza and pneumonia