CMI: Deaths two and a half times higher than expected

Hope William-Smith
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More than double the amount of deaths were registered in week 16 of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The figures come from the CMI's weekly mortality analysis statistics linked to the coronavirus pandemic as the UK enters its sixth week of lockdown. The CMI's mortality monitor shows this week's...

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