CMI: Excess mortality continues to rise

The latest CMI mortality monitor update covers data from week 34 of 2021

Hope William-Smith
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CMI: Excess mortality continues to rise

Excess mortality is continuing to rise, with weekly death numbers in England and Wales escalating, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) finds.

The CMI's mortality monitor, which has tracked weekly deaths data across England and Wales since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, showed 7% more deaths than expected for the last full week of Au...

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