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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ian Jones

Proportion of Covid-19 deaths in over-80s highest for more than a year

PA Wire

People aged 80 and over are accounting for more deaths involving Covid-19 in England and Wales than at any point since December 2020, new analysis shows.

However, the number of deaths in the current wave of the virus remains well below levels reached during the second wave last winter.

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