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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.

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

Excess deaths across the UK are continuing to rise as the coronavirus pandemic persists, analysis from the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) shows.

The most recent update from the Continuous Mortality Investigation’s (CMI) mortality monitor shows week-on-week death rates have begun to stabilise across England and Wales.

The Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has confirmed that it will modify the method used in the next version of its Mortality Projections Model due to the impact of Covid-19.

Another week-on-week increase in the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate has brought total excess deaths since the beginning of the second wave to 5,000.

England and Wales have seen a fourth successive week of increasing excess death figures as the countries battle through the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

All-cause mortality remains higher than levels observed last year with the number of weekly deaths related to Covid-19 surpassing 1,000.

The number of deaths with coronavirus mentioned on the death certificate has continued to increase in recent weeks with all-cause mortality now higher than levels observed in 2019.

Overall mortality remains in line with pre-coronavirus trends despite a recent increase in Covid-19 related deaths, according to the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI).