A total of 7,245 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 15 January mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released today.
This is up from 6,057 deaths in the week to 8 January and is the highest weekly figure since the week ending 24 April.
More than a third (40.2%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 15 January mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate - the highest proportion recorded since the pandemic began
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