Coronavirus pushes England and Wales death rate to record high
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from Science | The Guardian on (#5246A)
Office for National Statistics said death rate for week to 3 April is 6,000 more than five-year average
Coronavirus has pushed the death toll in England and Wales to its highest level since official weekly statistics began 15 years ago, with fatalities running at almost 40% above the average.
The Office for National Statistics said that in the week to 3 April, 16,387 people died in England and Wales, an increase of 5,246 deaths compared with the previous week and 6,082 more than the five-year average.
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