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Weekly Covid deaths at highest rate since early June, new statistics show

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The number of weekly coronavirus deaths in England and Wales has risen to its highest figure since early June, new statistics show.

In the week ending 23 October, a total of 978 registered deaths mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This marks a 46% increase on the number of deaths reported in the previous week, and is the highest figure on record since 12 June.

Of the 978 deaths that involved COVID-19, 874 had this recorded as the underlying cause of death (89.4 per cent), the ONS said.

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Source: The Independent, 3 November 2020

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