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88,000 deaths in the UK.

UK deaths rise to above 88,000, new figures show

More than 88,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, latest figures show.

A total of 2,986 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 18 December mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is up from 2,756 deaths in the week to 11 December – a rise of 8%.

The increase follows two weeks in which the number of deaths had dropped slightly.

Nearly a quarter (22.9%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 18 December mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate.

A total of 84,641 deaths have so far been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to the latest reports from the UK’s statistics agencies. This includes 76,669 deaths in England and Wales up to 18 December, which were confirmed by the ONS on Wednesday.

Since these statistics were compiled, a further 3,088 deaths are known to have occurred in England, plus 66 in Scotland, 239 in Wales and 117 in Northern Ireland, according to additional data published on the government’s coronavirus dashboard.

Together, these totals mean that so far 88,151 deaths involving Covid-19 have taken place in the UK, which make the UK’s the highest death toll in Europe so far, ahead of Italy’s overall death toll of 73,029.

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