CMI: Start of November sees deaths up 10% vs 2019

The Continuous Mortality Investigation notes four months of excess mortality

Hope William-Smith
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The number of deaths was 1,086 higher between 30 October to 5 November 2021 than in the corresponding week in 2019
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The number of deaths was 1,086 higher between 30 October to 5 November 2021 than in the corresponding week in 2019

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in week 44 of 2021 was 10% higher than if mortality rates had been the same as in week 44 of 2019, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) says.

The CMI's mortality monitor shows that the number of deaths was 1,086 higher between 30 October to 5 November 2021 than in the corresponding week in 2019. The number of deaths in week 44 across ...

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