Tag: excess deaths

COVID-19: E&W Excess Deaths Just a Little Above Average

On: By: Philip Wake
This is the best measure of the effect of the pandemic! See Figure 2 in the latest ONS release of Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 25 September 2020 . ONS release of Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional - latest at the top of the list: Week ending 5 February 2021Week ending 29 January 2021Week ending 22 January 2021Week ending 15 January 2021Week ending 8 January 2021Week ending 1 January 2021Week ending 25 DecemberWeek ending Read more [...]

Covid-19: Excess Deaths for England & Wales now less than usual!

On: By: Philip Wake
It's good to see that the number of excess deaths in England & Wales has been below the average for the last 5 years for a few weeks now! An average of 10,000 people continue to die every week but we accept these deaths as a normal part of every day life because we're all going to die one day of something and in many cases it's totally unexpected and always sad for everybody who loves you! Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Read more [...]