The number of deaths involving coronavirus registered each week is rising in England and Wales. Data suggests the number of weekly Covid deaths had been steady since the start of March but is now seeing a much steeper increase.
According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), a total of 960 deaths mentioning Covid-19 on the death certificate were registered in the seven days to April 8. That is up 13 per cent on the previous week.
The data shows a signifiant rise in the number of deaths registered weekly for the third week in a row. In the week before, a total of 853 deaths were registered, which was a 9 per cent increase on the week before that. It appears deaths are now on the increase, after several weeks where the numbers appeared to have levelled off.
