Coronavirus was the third biggest killer in England in October, official figures show — but the total number of deaths from all causes for the month was no different to last year. An Office for National Statistics report today found there were 43,265 fatalities recorded last month — just eight more than in October 2019 … Read more
Coronavirus was the third biggest killer in England in October, official figures show — but the total number of deaths from all causes for the month was no different to last year. An Office for National Statistics report today found there were 43,265 fatalities recorded last month — just eight more than in October 2019 … Read more
The number of people dying with Covid-19 rose by 40 per cent in the first week of November, when the virus was to blame for one in every six deaths in England and Wales and killed more people than at any time since May. A weekly report by the Office for National Statistics showed 1,937 … Read more
Covid deaths continue to rise in England and Wales: ONS reveals 1,937 victims in most recent week – with coronavirus to blame for one in six fatalities Weekly Office for National Statistics report shows 16.4 per cent of deaths are now linked to Covid-19 Deaths have risen for nine weeks in a row as effects … Read more
Drug offences soared by 30 per cent during the coronavirus lockdown as overall recorded crime dropped by a quarter compared to 2019, new figures show. Total recorded crime fell by 121,873 in April compared to the same month last year after Britain was plunged under draconian coronavirus restrictions, according to an Office for National Statistics report published today. … Read more
People are now just as likely to catch coronavirus in England as they are if they went abroad on holiday, official data suggests. Before today, people were more likely to test positive for the infection if they had travelled overseas in the past 30 days. But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today there … Read more
People are now just as likely to catch coronavirus in England as they are if they went abroad on holiday, official data suggests. Before today, people were more likely to test positive for the infection if they had travelled overseas in the past 30 days. But the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed today there … Read more
An estimated 35,200 people caught coronavirus every day last week, according to official data published today – an increase of 26 per cent from the week before and double the figure a fortnight ago. And SAGE now estimates that the R rate for the UK has fallen to between 1.2 and 1.4 – the first time it … Read more
More proof England’s Covid-19 outbreak is slowing down? ONS estimates 35,200 people got infected every day last week – a rise of 26% in a week (but the speed of growth has slowed again) Office for National Statistics data is based on random swab testing of the population across England Its estimates last week were … Read more
Huge leap in number of women killed by cocaine: Deaths from the drug are up sevenfold in 10 years, new figures reveal 2019 had the highest number of drug-related deaths in the past 25 years The drug-related death rate for women increased for the 10th year in a row Generation X, had the highest death … Read more