UK Covid death toll

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Talking of manipulating data - that graph takes the maximum amount of deaths in a week over the last 5 years and plots that against this year. So basically it's saying that 2020 is the equivalent of the worst week of each measured week over the last 5 years, and when those deaths average out they won't measure against it.

It also highlights how easy we had it at the start of the year which will bring our excess deaths this year down in comparison.

So basically that is showing that we are currently running at the same amount as the worst of the last 5 years. And because I can't read behind the data I'm going to guess that whichever year was highest at this point before was down to flu, which we will be containing this year through less contact etc. So we are matching the worst year whilst taking measures to reduce the spread which would normally be around.

And just noticed it adjusted by a random figure that they are guessing at for population growth. That really is manipulation of data to fit a story - measuring against the worst and then adding a bit to that worst because of an unmeasurable 'population growth' figure. And after all that still coming out below the current figure.