Flu deaths fall as ONS says many who would have been vulnerable died during first Covid wave

Oct 23, 2020

The ONS said the biggest change in mortality rates had been in flu and pneumonia, which are far lower than the five-year average. Around 1,500 people would be usually expected to die of flu and pneumonia in September, but that has fallen to 1,132 – a drop of 27.7 per...

‘No sign of second wave’ as ONS data shows normal level of deaths for time of year

Oct 20, 2020

The ONS figures show that, since the week ending September 4, registered coronavirus deaths in England and Wales have been roughly doubling every fortnight. However, the country is now entering the winter flu season, and an increase in respiratory deaths is...

Alzheimer, heart disease deaths at home soaring during coronavirus pandemic

Oct 19, 2020

Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication, Cambridge University, said: “Usually around 300 people die each day in their homes in England and Wales – the latest ONS analysis confirms that even after the peak of the...

Thousands of coronavirus deaths recorded by ONS not due to Covid, new figures show

Oct 9, 2020

Thousands of coronavirus deaths recorded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were not due to Covid, new figures show. On Thursday, the ONS published data comparing Covid deaths in England and Wales to those from influenza and pneumonia up to the end of...

Health expert warns ‘long Covid’ could turn out to be a bigger problem than excess deaths

Oct 5, 2020

Prof Spector, Professor of Genetic Epidemiology at King’s College London, said their research had found that the effects of the virus lingered for a long time in significant numbers of people. Researchers from King’s College London and health-science...

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