The age-standardised mortality rate in April was the lowest on record for that month. If the rate remains low for the next few months, it will "cancel out" most of the excess mortality observed in the second wave.
While Brits continue to profess to being compliant with Covid measures, most would be put off going to large events if they had to spend hours in spaced-apart queues and wear masks throughout, according to new ONS data.
There were more deaths (from all causes) in homes in each month of 2020 than in a normal year, according to the ONS, as treatment waiting lists and the "protect the NHS" drive kept patients away from hospitals.
Alcohol killed more people in England and Wales last year than in any other year since records began, according to data from the ONS, as many Brits turned to drink to cope with the isolation caused by lockdowns.
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales has been below the five-year average for seven consecutive weeks. This may be because deaths were "brought forward" by the pandemic.
More than one in five British adults experienced some form of depression in the first months of 2021 – this being double the rate that was recorded before the first lockdown began.
Public debate surrounding the impacts of lockdown on employment has focussed on the impact on younger people – but data shows that older workers have suffered the highest rate of redundancy over the past year.
New data from the ONS shows that across the U.K, more than half of adults are likely to have Covid antibodies. The figure is highest in England, where 68.3% were likely to have tested positive for antibodies.
Flu and pneumonia are now killing almost as many people as coronavirus, according to new data, as the number of Covid-related deaths in a week has fallen to the lowest level in six months.
A new Oxford study claims to show the vaccines working. But a closer look reveals some strange features, plus a confirmation of the troubling post-jab infection spike, leaving us with more questions than answers.
