Covid-19 induces highest November mortality rates in ten years

CMI data

Hope William-Smith
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While mortality rates are not as high as in the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic, they are higher than any November for the last decade, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) says.

The latest figures from the CMI's mortality monitor showed the number of deaths with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate for week 48 of 2020 was 3,040. This total for week 48 (21-28 November) shows a significant continuing week-on-week increase recorded by the mortality monitor over the last month. A total of 2,697 deaths were recorded in week 47, while 2,466 were recorded in week 45. As a result, all-cause mortality remains higher than levels observed in 2019, with 67,000 more deaths recorded across the UK from the start of the pandemic to 27 November than if mortality rates ...

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