to COVID-19 was 210.3 per 100,000 persons in England compared with 193.3 per 100,000
persons in Wales; in both England and Wales, the mortality rate in May 2020 was
significantly lower than in April 2020. COVID-19 was the most frequent underlying cause of
death for deaths occurring in May 2020, with a fifth of all deaths (21.6%) being due to COVID-
19; this was a smaller proportion than seen in April, when 36.1% of all deaths were due to …