01-06-2021, 11:29 AM
Week 52 (to 25th Dec) figures are out and again there is a big excess death, however I will point out that over the Christmas period the numbers normally drop due to holidays but this year is probably getting more focus on recording figures. Deaths registered for the week are 11,520 which is down 1.5k from week 51 but again this could be because of days worked recording the figures. Against the 5YA the death count is up by over 3.5k (ave 7954 vs 2020 11,520). This means that against the annual figures 2020 has seen an excess against the 5YA in E&W of 72,916, and because 2020 is the year that keeps giving we have a week 53 to add to that.
The true figure will come when we have a 12 month period with covid which will be at about week 12 2021, but so far for the 40 weeks with covid we are showing an excess death count of 77,738.
The true figure will come when we have a 12 month period with covid which will be at about week 12 2021, but so far for the 40 weeks with covid we are showing an excess death count of 77,738.