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Latest release by ONS to 17th April https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/weeklyprovisionalfiguresondeathsregisteredinenglandandwales shows 1,776 total deaths from all respiratory diseases in England and Wales as underlying cause of death, this is a reduction in total respiratory deaths from the week two winter high of 2,477 and less than half the excess Winter death toll in 2017/18 which averaged 3,854 over a 13 week 'winter' period totalling 50,100 EWD.
The highest EWDs recorded was in 75/76 with 58,100 or an average of 4,469 weekly deaths (not deaths recorded simply because a respiratory disease is 'mentioned' on death certificate as).
The comparison in actual deaths by underlying cause is stark a death WITH and a death FROM are two totally different things, previously only a death as underlying cause is mentioned with regards to respiratory disease deaths on the register of deaths, a death WITH or mentioned on a death certificate is not recorded.
See screen shot from 2018 register with the respiratory deaths as underlying cause, no deaths counted because a death certificate mentioned a respiratory disease, same as 2019 and the same up until C.19 was a thing.
Also there is no mention how many of the 1,776 deaths are solely attributed to pneumonia, influenza, Covid19 or any of the other respiratory ailments which is in line with previous years, how many of the 1,776 are solely FROM Covid19?
Of the deaths mentioned on the weekly register, ONS state that where influenza, pneumonia or C.19 are included they are all included in the C.19 section only, see the screen grab from the ONS page. The number of deaths with a mention of C.19, influenza or pneumonia will of course with greater testing show a massively high number due to huge testing for such in the deceased.
This slants the figures because as mentioned by many doctors, scientists and experts, testing for influenza in people dying with significant underlying conditions would not be done in anywhere near the number as with the COV2 test, so of course this massively increases positive tests in deceased persons, that's before you even get to the fact that as per ONS statement all pneumonia and influenza deaths are being counted in the C.19 section only.
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