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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tobi Thomas, Niamh McIntyre and Pamela Duncan

More than 900 Covid deaths recorded in England and Wales in first week of January

NHS ambulance
The average of people being treated for Covid in UK hospitals has risen by 63% since the turn of the new year. Photograph: Mark Thomas/Rex/Shutterstock

There were 922 Covid deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 7 January, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

This was a rise of 58% from the previous week. However ,the increase is artificially high because the figures in the previous week’s release were affected by the Christmas and Boxing Day bank holidays.

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