Number of people dying in England and Wales drops BELOW average for the first time since coronavirus hit Britain in March, official statistics show
The number of people dying each week in England and Wales is below average for the first time since the first person died of coronavirus in March.
A total of 9,339 people died of any cause in the week ending June 19, down from an average of 9,404 for the same week over the past five years.
This was the first time the 2020 weekly total was lower than average since March 13, when the first Covid-19 fatalities were officially recorded.
Although people are still dying of coronavirus, fewer deaths from other causes has cancelled them out and the total is now lower than would be expected.
The week up to June 19 had the lowest coronavirus death count in 13 weeks, with 623 more victims confirmed – down from 915 a week earlier and 1,279 before that.
