Weekly number of excess deaths in England and Wales 2018-2021

The number of weekly excess deaths recorded in England and Wales was 4.2 thousand for the week ending January 15, 2021, a slight fall on the previous week and an indication that the severe Coronavirus situation in the UK is gradually improving. In the middle of April, at the height of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic there were almost 12 thousand excess deaths a week recorded in England and Wales. It was not until two months later, in the week ending June 19, that the number of deaths began to be lower than the five year average for the corresponding week.