Excess deaths in week five of 2021 were 5,526 higher than if mortality rates had been the same in 2019, bringing the total number since the start of the pandemic to more than 100,000.
These figures were released yesterday (16 February) by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) through its mortality monitor. This update for week five of the new year (30 January to 5 Febr...
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