Coronavirus deaths fall for 17th week in a row – as heatwave and flu prove more deadly
CORONAVIRUS deaths in the UK have fallen for the 17th week in a row as flu and the recent heatwave proved to be more deadly for Brits.
There were 139 deaths registered in the week ending August 14 that mentioned "novel coronavirus", an 8.6 per cent fall from the 152 deaths in the previous week.This is the lowest count since before the nation went into lockdown in March. In week 32 influenza and pneumonia were mentioned 1,013 times on death certificates and in week 33 this figure was 1,002.Over the last several weeks, deaths from flu and influenza have been between 900 and 1,000 a week, but dropped to 879 in week 29.
This equates to 976 deaths and the data showed that Covid did not feature in the top ten leading causes of death in Wales. The ONS added: "The increased number of deaths, and the rise above the five-year average, were likely due to the heatwave; the coronavirus did not drive the increase, as deaths involving Covid-19 continued to decrease in week 33.
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