CMI: High death figure trend closes out January

Hope William-Smith
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Excess deaths across the UK remained 50% higher than normal in the last week of January as Covid-19 continues to significantly impact figures.

This trend was clear in the latest weekly update from the Continuous Mortality Investigation's (CMI) mortality monitor, which covers week 4 (23 to 29 January) of 2021. The number of deaths with ...

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