Covid accounted for just 2.4% of the deaths registered in England in April – a month in which nearly 90% of the more than 7,000 neighbourhoods in England and Wales reported zero Covid deaths. The MailOnline has the story.
Office for National Statistics (ONS) data reveal April was the first month since August 2020 where the number of deaths was below the five-year average, with fewer than 1,000 virus-linked fatalities.
The overall death rate in England – 851.2 per 100,000 people – was the lowest rate for April since the ONS started recording mortality rates in 2001.
MailOnline analysis shows the proportion of English and Welsh neighbourhoods with zero deaths increased from 57.9% in March to 87.6% last month – some 6,301 areas.
Just ten areas saw three deaths each, which was the highest amount for any postcode.
The ONS data also revealed that Covid was just the ninth leading cause of death in England last month – its lowest ranking since September 2020. Heart disease and dementia were the leading killers.
A total of 941 deaths were due to coronavirus in April, the equivalent of 2.4% of all deaths registered in England. Another 35 were recorded in Wales…
Professor Tim Spector, the epidemiologist who leads [King’s College London’s symptom-tracking app], said [the Indian Covid variant] “hasn’t altered numbers significantly” and outbreaks remain focused in hotspots, such as Bolton. “While the outbreaks remain localised and U.K. numbers are steady and most cases appear mild, it’s highly unlikely to cause the NHS to be overrun or stop us coming out of lockdown,” he said.
Meanwhile, Public Health England bosses hailed “hugely encouraging” data that showed cases remained “stable” nationally at around 12,000 last week, and dropped in all age groups except 5 to 9 year-olds. Hospitalisations with the virus also fell across the country, while infection rates dipped in every region except the North West, which is struggling against an outbreak of the Indian strain.
Britain today also recorded just seven Covid deaths as the fatality toll continues to drop. Meanwhile, infections are flat with another 2,874 positive tests recorded. For comparison, 11 deaths and 2,657 cases were posted this time last week.
Despite the fear being spread regarding the Indian Covid variant, the case for a full unlock grows stronger by the day.
The MailOnline report is worth reading in full.
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Apparently covid was 18th on the list of causes of death in Wales
Anyone know what was 17th?
Probably Plaid Cymru.
Probably sheep related. Apparently they sometimes kick back.
No deaths in Shropshire (Biggest inland County) since mid March.
I don’t think it’s the most populous, tho’, Philip. But point made.
Take your point, Rick.
Most of Shropshire is rural.
“A total of 941 deaths were due to coronavirus in April …”
I get a bit p’d off with this sort of stuff being quoted as a fact. We don’t know that it is true, given the total inaccuracy of what is counted as a ‘Covid’ death.
FFS – this isn’t news, and all such statements should be annotated with appropriate caution.
The bar chart just describes the pattern of all-cause mortality and it’s seasonal pattern.
Just found this
Organised Crime Group
An OCG is defined (section 45(6)) as a group which:
It is not necessary for the individual participating in the OCGs criminal activities to know any of the group members (section 45(7)).
It would appear the regime and the Metropolitan Police are covered by this definition
And so might skeptics be, when the next diktats issued are resisted.
Its clear to me that if there were zero covid deaths the government would still require restrictions on populations.
Covid isn’t a reason,its the means for gradual increasing loss of liberties.
“The vaccine wasn’t brought in for Covid. Covid was brought in for the vaccine passport. Once you understand this, everything else makes sense”.
Dr Reiner Fuellmich
Looks like the Indian variant hasn’t scared enough people and has been around for too long now so there’s ANOTHER new variant in Sheffield! Bet this one is 50% more transmissible than the Indian variant and is going to kill 120% of people infected with it. Spreading amongst everyone rapidly and killing every unvaccinated person that catches it.
“ The overall death rate in England – 851.2 per 100,000 people – was the lowest rate for April since the ONS started recording mortality rates in 2001.”
But please do stay confined to your homes, terrified of giving your loved ones a hug while the government literally ship plane loads of passengers with “variants” into the country so that they can keep you that way indefinitely..
A lack of deaths won’t change a thing, same as it didn’t last summer, it’s all about conditioning.
It’s a sad indictment that it took people getting pissed off about their summer holidays to start any kind of mass rebellion but I guess it’s a start!
No doubt they can scapegoat the holiday makers along with the unvaccinated now, come the autumn lol.
In a developed country with population of 70 million and a life expectancy of 81/82, how many people would we expect to die every year?
Non apparently.
You just beat me to it.
According to Matt Hancock, the number of deaths should be 237. There is still much work to do.
Hi all, sorry if this is slightly off topic, (but it is related to health stats ) discovered this fun website today
https://www.covidchartsquiz.com/
Can someone explain to me how they know where a variant comes from and how they know it is different? No one seems able to explain this.
You’re making rather a large assumption or is that the point you’re making? Apologies if I’m being thick!
Well, what test are they using to tell them which variant it is or where from. Pcr won’t do this and neither will lateral flow so when they get a positive test result how do they know if it is a variant and where it comes from ?