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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Benjamin Cooper

Lockdown backlog feared to be killing more than Covid

PA Wire

Authorities have asked for excess deaths figures to be examined as it was reported lockdown effects may be killing more people than Covid-19.

Figures for excess deaths from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that around 1,000 more people than usual are currently dying each week from conditions other than the virus, according to the Telegraph.

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