Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, 8:34 pm
England and Wales Deaths in December 11.2% Higher in 2022 Than Pre-COVID-19 Levels
Week 48 deaths:
Data: 2022 deaths as OpenDocument Format
New figures released today. 11,307 deaths in England and Wales for the last week — far above the usual. For perspective, 10,164 were registered for the same week prior to COVID-19 (2015-2019 average).
That’s an increase of 1,143 in about half a decade, representing 11.2% (relative) increase.
The new cluster in the low-risk percentile are younger people. In other words, more young people die.