CMI: Covid-19 induces highest November mortality rates in ten years

Hope William-Smith
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While mortality rates are not as high as in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, they are higher than any November for the last decade, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) says.

The latest figures from the CMI's mortality monitor showed the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate for week 48 of 2020 was 3,040. This total for week 48 (21-28 Nove...

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