Tag: Deaths

The Department of Health recorded just four Covid deaths in the past 24 hours – the lowest number since September 7th, when three deaths were announced.

Sweden's low excess mortality in 2020 undermines the pro-lockdown case. Defenders often counter that Sweden fared badly compared to its neighbours. There are several reasons why this is a bad argument, says Dr Noah Carl.

A new peer-reviewed article in the BMJ shows that age-standardised mortality in 2020 was lower than in 2008 and every year before that. Earlier pandemics also left no trace within a year or two.

The argument for lockdowns made a clear prediction concerning what would happen in Sweden. But that prediction was wrong. Up to week 51, the country saw age-adjusted excess mortality of just 1.7%, below the EU average.

US researchers have linked consistent physical inactivity to an increased likelihood of Covid leading to hospitalisation and death. The odds for death were 2.49 times greater for inactive patients than active ones.

Almost a quarter of registered Covid deaths are people dying 'with' Covid rather than 'from' it, according to the Office for National Statistics.