The age-adjusted risk of deaths involving #COVID19 was 32 times greater in unvaccinated people than in fully vaccinated individuals between 2 Jan and 24 Sept 2021 ow.ly/xaaY50GC9RH
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Our data shows that of all deaths in England and Wales that occurred up to 3 April (registered up to 11 April), 6,235 involved COVID-19 compared with the 4,093 deaths reported on 4 April 2020 by ow.ly/4kHD50zdo9L
#COVID19 #coronavirus
14,530 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 23 December 2022 (Week 51).
This was 20.7% above the five-year average (2,493 excess deaths).
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There is currently no evidence that age affects the likelihood of being infected with COVID-19 ow.ly/4zPg30qFZuf
We've also published our figures for deaths registered in the week ending 10 April 2020 (week 15).
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 10 April 2020 was 18,516 ow.ly/wDcZ50zjU4Y
We’ve published our latest antibody and vaccine data for the UK.
We estimate that 1 in 2 people or 54.7% of the population in England tested positive for #COVID19 antibodies in the week ending 14 March 2021 ow.ly/VXBV50Ec0dj
11,584 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 31 Mar 2023 (Week 13), 20.9% above the five-year average (2,004 excess deaths).
▪️10,856 in England (21.5% above, 1,922 excess deaths)
▪️708 in Wales (13.4% above, 83 excess deaths)
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Today, we’re publishing the first regular release of results from the pilot phase of England’s #COVID19 infection survey alongside our partners from @PHE_uk, , and ow.ly/bANI50zG7nX
We’ve released new #Census2021 data on religion in England and Wales.
46.2% said they were “Christian” – less than half of the population for the first time.
This was a decrease from 59.3% in 2011, but still the most common response.
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Groceries that have increased in price in the last year include:
🌶 vegetable oil by 65%
🍝 pasta by 60%
☕️ tea by 46%
🍟 chips by 39%
🍞 bread by 38%
🍪 biscuits by 34%
In the last five months:
🌶 vegetable oil by 46%
🍟 chips by 24%
🍞 bread by 22%
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London remained the most ethnically diverse region of England.
36.8% of people identified as “White: English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British” in 2021 – down from 44.9% in 2011.
UK households' outgoings have surpassed their income for the first time since 1988, with the average household experiencing a £900 shortfall in 2017 ow.ly/zlzp30l7MOj
The percentage of adults testing positive for #COVID19 antibodies has continued to increase.
We now estimate that around 9 in 10 adults have antibodies across the UK ow.ly/Fl1W50FK0iv
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For the first time, we’ve published comparisons of all-cause mortality between European countries, regions and local areas from January to June 2020 and compared with the five-year average ow.ly/dOMl50AM2IX
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We’ve released our latest #COVID19 antibody and vaccination data for the UK.
An estimated 7 in 10 adults tested positive for #COVID19 antibodies in the week ending 11 April 2021 in England ow.ly/IFxJ50EzwtN
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#COVID19 did not feature in the top 10 leading causes of death in August 2020, in England or Wales ow.ly/JGyW50Buoim
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Our weekly deaths data show that
- of all deaths in England and Wales that occurred up to 10 April (registered up to 18 April), 13,121 involved COVID-19
- Comparatively figures show that 9,288 deaths occurred by 10 April ow.ly/wa6B50zjTH1 #COVID19 #coronavirus
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Excess deaths in private homes in England and Wales were mostly due to deaths not involving #COVID19 ow.ly/2sUP50BVYTk
There are now 2.5 million people not working nor looking for a job because of long-term sickness, up 400,000 since the start of the #COVID19 pandemic.
Today we’re looking in more detail at this, including those who report more than one health problem.
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In England, the #COVID19 mortality rate was more than 2.5 times higher in the most deprived areas than the least deprived in December:
▪️ most deprived – 391.6 deaths per 100,000 people
▪️ least deprived – 152.3 deaths per 100,000 people
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12,420 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 21 April 2023 (Week 16).
22.9% above the five-year average (2,312 more deaths).
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We estimate that 0.27% of people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings in England would test positive for COVID-19 from 27 April to 10 May 2020.
This equates to an estimated 148,000 people in England ow.ly/lm2T30qFZqJ
The percentage of adults testing positive for #COVID19 antibodies has continued to increase across the UK in recent weeks ow.ly/vaUz50FAoSZ
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Latest data on the prevalence of ongoing symptoms following coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the UK ow.ly/4mPL50JmLKH
An estimated 2.0 million people living in private households in the UK were experiencing self-reported long COVID-19 as of 1 May 2022.
Disposable household income of the poorest fifth of households is now £1,800 (15.0%) above pre-downturn level, while the income of the richest fifth is £200 (0.4%) above: ow.ly/1y4j30hGDT8
For the first time, half of women in England and Wales remained childless by their 30th birthday (born in 1990) ow.ly/PMR750HFgTh
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An estimated 1.3 million people living in private households in the UK (2.0% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 6 December 2021 ow.ly/5pxr50HohlR
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We’ve produced our latest estimates for the level of #COVID19 infection rates across the UK ow.ly/RTVZ50DfoKG
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Data show #COVID19 antibody positivity rates continued to increase across the UK in recent weeks.
Our latest release looks at antibody levels and the percentage of people vaccinated across the nations of the UK ow.ly/6Fhe50F6eBe
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Latest data show #COVID19 infection rates have continued to increase in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and decreased in Scotland in the week ending 24 July 2021.
The Delta variant continues to be the most common in the UK ow.ly/IYWA50FGZtB
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#Census2021 asked “Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?” for the first time.
94.0% of people aged 16+ responded to this voluntary question.
45.4 million (93.5%) answered “Yes” and 262,000 (0.5%) answered “No”.
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Using #COVID19 death registrations and 2011 Census records, we’ve been able to show that some ethnic groups have a higher risk of #COVID19 related death compared with those of White ethnicity ow.ly/GSNg50zzmDA
Our latest data show the percentage of adults testing positive for #COVID19 antibodies has continued to increase across the UK in the week beginning 14 June 2021 ow.ly/t6C650FqCEL
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In partnership with and , we've released new data from our Schools Infection Survey.
Nearly 1 in 50 primary school children and 1 in 20 secondary school children reported experiencing long COVID since their most recent #COVID19 infection ow.ly/ckoE50JxS91
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An estimated 1.5 million people living in private households in the UK (2.4% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 31 January 2022 ow.ly/MVJi50I8Qt0
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There is a difference in the numbers as we include all deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned on the death certificate even if only suspected, and we include deaths that happened in hospital and in the community.
Our blog post explains this is in more detail
An estimated 1.7 million people living in private households in the UK (2.7% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 5 March 2022 ow.ly/ePNs50ICFEJ
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1.9 million people living in private households were experiencing self-reported long COVID more than 4 weeks after first confirmed or suspected #COVID19 – 2.9% of the population
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#COVID19 did not feature in the top 10 causes of death in September for England and Wales.
• In England it was the 19th most common cause of death
• In Wales it was the 24th most common cause of death
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An estimated 2.1 million people – 3.3% of the population – were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 4 December 2022.
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The mortality rate of deaths involving #COVID19 in the most deprived areas of England was more than double that in the least deprived areas:
▪️ most deprived: 128.3 deaths per 100,000 population
▪️ least deprived: 58.8 deaths per 100,000 population
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An estimated 2.0 million people living in private households in the UK (3.0% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long #COVID19 as of 2 January 2023.
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We’ve published new data on the characteristics of those testing positive for #COVID19.
This shows the risk of reinfection is 10x higher with the Omicron variant compared to the Delta variant ow.ly/R3Ii50IvNEl
An estimated 2.3 million people – 3.5% of the UK population – had self-reported long COVID as of 3 September 2022.
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Of the deaths registered in Week 36, 78 mentioned COVID-19 on the death certificate (1% of all deaths).
This has fallen since the previous week (Week 35) when 101 deaths mentioned COVID-19 ow.ly/JcSF50BqY9K
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As part of the “White” ethnic group, 74.4% of the population in England and Wales identified their ethnic group as “English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British”.
This is a continued decrease from:
▪️ 80.5% in 2011
▪️ 87.5% in 2001
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59% of all deaths involving #COVID19 from 2 March to 14 July were among disabled people ow.ly/27sW50Bupjq
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In England the highest the rate of deaths in October of the last ten years was in 2012 which was significantly higher than October 2020. In Wales, October 2014 had the highest rate in the last 10 years and this was not significantly different to October 2020 ^Sarah
Food prices are also affecting people’s #CostOfLiving – some lowest priced food items increased by more than 40% since Sept 2021 📈
Our new highly experimental data tracks how the lowest prices of 30 grocery items have changed since April 2021 🥫
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The rising #CostOfLiving is having a bigger impact on certain population groups.
Characteristics affecting people’s ability to afford their energy, rent or mortgage payments include:
disability status
ethnicity
home ownership status
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disability status
ethnicity
home ownership status
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Of the 10,645 deaths registered in the week ending 20 March, 103 mentioned #COVID-19 on the death certificate ow.ly/iY4Z50z0FhI
New data from our #COVID19 Infection Survey show in the latest week:
▪️ infections continued to increase in England and Scotland
▪️ infections increased in Wales and Northern Ireland
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In England, the estimated number of people testing positive for #COVID19 increased to a record level (week ending 26 March 2022).
Around 1 in 13 people, not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings would have tested positive for COVID-19 ow.ly/bnqt50Iy3FP
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The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 17 July 2020 (Week 29) was 8,823
This was
▪️ 133 higher than week 28
▪️ 270 fewer than the five-year average for Week 29
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The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 4 September 2020 (Week 36) was 7,739.
This was
▪️ 1,293 fewer than Week 35
▪️ 1,443 fewer than the five-year average for Week 36
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We have also published our figures for deaths registered in the week ending 3 April 2020 (week 14).
The provisional number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 3 April 2020 was 16,387 ow.ly/p8EF50zdoqU
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Muhammad was the top baby boy name in four out of nine English regions, George was top in three, and Oliver and Arthur were top in one each.
Olivia was the most popular girl name in every English region except the East Midlands, where Amelia took top spot.
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The mortality rate of deaths involving COVID-19 in the most deprived areas of England was more than double that in the least deprived areas:
- most deprived: 55.1 deaths per 100,000 population
- least deprived: 25.3 deaths per 100,000 population
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9,517 deaths were registered in England & Wales in the week ending 30 Dec 2022 (Week 52), 20.1% above the five-year average (1,592 excess deaths).
The number of deaths registered was affected by the Christmas and Boxing Day bank holidays.
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At any given time between 14 and 27 June 2020, we estimate that an average 0.04% of people not in care homes, hospitals or other institutional settings in England would test positive for #COVID19.
This equates to an average of 25,000 people in England ow.ly/vwOq50AnTTu
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When asked about the important issues facing the UK today, the most reported issues continue to be:
▪️ the cost of living (93%) 🏷
▪️ the NHS (87%) 🏥
▪️ the economy (73%) 💰
▪️ climate change and the environment (61%) ☀️
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Analysis of our #COVID19 infection survey shows that between 23 July and 10 September, #COVID19 infection rates increased primarily in the least deprived areas within each region ow.ly/boPi50BCMHs
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There were an estimated 726 deaths of homeless people in England and Wales registered in 2018 – the highest year-to-year increase (22%) since records began ow.ly/aMmC50wxVhJ
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In London nearly half (46.6%) of deaths registered in week ending 3 April 2020 involved COVID-19.
The West Midlands also had a high proportion of COVID-19 deaths, accounting for 22.1% of deaths registered in this region ow.ly/h6oe30qxGf2 #COVID19 #coronavirus
11,111 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 26 May 2023 (Week 21), this was 10.1% above the five-year average (1,021 more deaths).
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The latest data from our #COVID19 Infection Survey show rates have continued to increase across all four UK countries, likely driven by the BA.4 and BA.5 variants 📈
Infections increased by over half a million across the UK ➡️ ow.ly/7G9Z50JMs6w
The rate of absence from work because of sickness or injury continued to rise in 2022, after the #COVID19 lockdown helped drive it to a record low in 2020.
At 2.6%, it is now the highest it has been since 2004.
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In 2020 labour productivity remained highest in London, followed by the South East.
However Scotland has moved up the rankings and now outperforms the East of England and the North West ow.ly/yBwF50JySmZ
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An estimated 1.2 million people living in private households in the UK (1.9% of the population) were experiencing self-reported long COVID as of 31 October 2021.
This is consistent with the level seen in the four weeks to 2 October 2021 ow.ly/JtxX50H1F2w
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In the week ending 16 January, the percentage of positive cases that are compatible with the new variant of the virus has decreased in
▪️ London
▪️ the South East
▪️ the East of England
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We’re changing the way we produce population & migration statistics to include all available data, including upcoming #Census2021 results.
As part of this, we’re discontinuing our Population of the UK by country of birth and nationality series. Learn more ow.ly/BJpq50Lmskj
An estimated 2.2 million people – 3.4% of the population – had self-reported long COVID as of 6 November 2022.
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Our latest GDP estimates for June show that the UK economy is now 17.2% smaller than it was in February before the full impacts of the #coronavirus #COVID19 pandemic hit ow.ly/Wsom50AX8b9
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Of the deaths registered in Week 32, 152 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (1.7% of all deaths).
This has fallen since the previous week (Week 31) when 2.2% of all deaths mentioned COVID-19 ow.ly/Ii6450B2bDF
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While #COVID19 reinfections between 26 Apr 2020 & 17 July 2021 remained low, our data show the viral load was on average lower for the second infection compared to the first.
This suggests that most reinfections are milder than initial infections ow.ly/tM3R50FFcNz
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Latest data show #COVID19 antibody levels remain high across the UK.
Estimated percentage of adults who tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies (week beginning 29 Nov):
▪️England 95.0%
▪️Wales 93.6%
▪️Northern Ireland 95.3%
▪️Scotland 95.0%
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10,700 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 16 June 2023 (Week 24).
This was 10.4% above the five-year average (1,008 more deaths).
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Our weekly deaths data for England show of all deaths occurring up to 22 May (registered up to 30 May), 42,210 involved #COVID19
For the same period
▪️ reported 32,666 COVID-19 deaths
▪️ reported 25,875 hospital deaths
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Of those who self-reported long COVID (10 April to 12 June 2023), weakness or tiredness was the most common symptom reported (60%), followed by:
▪️ shortness of breath (48%)
▪️ muscle ache (42%)
▪️ difficulty concentrating (37%)
▪️ joint pain (34%)
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#COVID19 was the 8th most frequent underlying cause of death in England, accounting for 2.6% of deaths.
In Wales #COVID19 was not one of the 10 leading causes of death ow.ly/pZGV50B5jaT
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5 babies were named Sherlock in 2012 http://t.co/ZTr28VxLvb #factoids
Latest #COVID19 estimates show infection rates increased across all four countries of the UK in the week ending 23 Dec 2021 ow.ly/3tN150Hli2z
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GDP grew 0.9% in November and is now 0.7% above its pre-pandemic peak.
Services grew 0.7% (1.3% above), manufacturing grew 1.1% (2.2% below) and construction grew 3.5% (1.3% above) ow.ly/BkE650Hujrh
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Today marks the last #COVID19 Infection Survey weekly bulletin. The survey will be paused as the works to confirm its approach to COVID-19 surveillance.
We’d like to thank our partners UKHSA, and and all of our participants for their support.
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The latest data from our #COVID19 Infection Survey show infections increased in England and the trend was uncertain in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Muhammad replaced William in the top 10 most popular boys' names in 2016 for England and Wales ow.ly/Qqt830fhZCp
12,052 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 24 March 2023, 12.7% above the five-year average (1,361 excess deaths).
▪️ 11,256 in England (12.6% above, 1,264 excess deaths)
▪️ 778 in Wales (15.3% above, 103 excess deaths)
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Today’s #COVID19 data shows increases in infections across all four nations of the UK ⬇
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GDP grew 0.8% in January and is now 0.8% above its pre-pandemic peak.
Services grew 0.8% (1.3% above), manufacturing grew 0.8% (1.6% below) and construction grew 1.1% (1.4% above) ow.ly/mntG50IgJ9V
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The number of deaths involving #COVID19 decreased across all English regions except for Yorkshire and the Humber and the East Midlands.
Six of the nine regions had fewer deaths overall compared with the five-year average ow.ly/2TOl30r2xpv
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An estimated 962,000 people experienced self-reported long COVID in the 4 weeks to 6 June (where symptoms persisted more than 4 weeks after the first suspected infection) ow.ly/w3E550FmuFw
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10,942 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending 26 August 2022 (Week 34). This was 16.6% above the five-year average (1,556 excess deaths) ow.ly/5iSQ50KAKRV
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#COVID19 infections continued to increase across England, Wales and Scotland in the most recent week, but decreased in Northern Ireland.
These high infection levels are driven by the Omicron BA.2 variant ow.ly/8RU150Is8xb
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95% of adults aged 70 years and over reported they had received at least one dose of the #COVID19 vaccine (up from 78% last week) ow.ly/hplM50DErVn
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While England didn’t have the highest peak mortality, it did have the longest continuous period of excess mortality of any country compared.
This results in England having the highest levels of excess mortality in Europe for the period ow.ly/d3Nx50AM3yi
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New estimates show the number of people testing positive for #COVID19 continued to increase across the UK in the week ending 6 Jan 2022.
Infections compatible with the Omicron variant increased and Delta compatible infections have fallen to low levels ow.ly/1vss50HsLtE
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We’ve released new #Census2021 data on the ethnic groups of usual residents and household ethnic composition in England and Wales.
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Claims about “White” ethnic groups being in the minority in London and Manchester are also untrue. This claim confuses responses identifying with the “White British” ethnic group with responses identifying with the “White” ethnic group.
Full statement ➡️ ow.ly/c0qq50LQZk2
Our latest data show that retail sales increased by an estimated 13.9% in June 2020 ow.ly/XT0A50AGRn9
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Of the deaths registered in Week 31, 193 mention #COVID19 on the death certificate (2.2% of all deaths).
This has fallen since the previous week (Week 30) when 2.4% of all deaths mentioned COVID-19 ow.ly/ZUcL50AWaEZ
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Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths involving #COVID19 are consistently lower for people who have received two vaccinations ow.ly/AuKO50G8GYz
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