Comparison with five-year average comes as figures show continuing falls in number of deaths across country
The number of excess deaths registered in the UK during the Covid-19 outbreak has risen to just under 55,000 according to official figures as a leading scientist suggested the country could experience days without deaths attributable to the virus by the end of June.
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