CMI: Fourth consecutive week of increasing excess deaths

Hope William-Smith
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England and Wales have seen a fourth successive week of increasing excess death figures as the countries battle through the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Continuous Mortality Investigation's (CMI) mortality monitor shows a 600-figure week-on-week increase in the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate for week 45 of 202...

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