CMI: 'Sustained' drop in excess deaths

Hope William-Smith
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There is a continued gradual decline in the number of excess weekly deaths in England and Wales three months into the Covid-19 lockdown, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).

The CMI's weekly mortality monitor shows a more positive position at week 22 of 2020 (23-29 May) based on provisional 9 June data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). There were 17% mo...

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