THE number of people dying in the UK is now normal for this time of the year, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock said that it’s the first time since before the country went into lock…
And Mr Hancock said a new report published today by Public Health England shows that the number of people who died in the UK last week was in line with what experts would expect for an average week in June.
The ONS publishes the number of registered deaths each week but on a fortnightly lag to account for as many as possible. The new research from professors at the University of Oxford found there had been no deaths in the past seven days at 49 trusts - 37 per cent of the 131 included in the study. This is while Dr Oke said that the North East and South West were the “most likely candidates” to follow London in returning to normal death levels.In the week up to June 5 there were almost three per cent fewer people dying in the capital compared with the five-year average.The North East reported 39 excess deaths in the latest week of figures while the South West reported 50.
This is while Prof Heneghan added that there are always variations going on and said low numbers in 2019 would mean that more vulnerable people were living in 2020.UK hit by SNOW after freak thunderstorms dump 2in of rainX Factor reject who sang Spandau Ballet’s Gold admits 13 rapes & 31 attacksSUN DOWNERHow your blood type could increase risk of dying from Covid-19, new study shows
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