Covid-19: death rate in England and Wales reaches record high because of covid-19

J Wise - 2020 - bmj.com
The death toll in England and Wales is at its highest level since weekly statistics began 15
years ago, with 16 387 deaths registered in the week ending 3 April—37% more than …

Covid-19: High level of non-covid deaths may reflect health system pressures

S Griffin - 2021 - bmj.com
Excess deaths were higher than deaths involving covid-19 in the week leading up to
Christmas, the first time this has occurred during the second wave of the pandemic, show the …

Tackling UK's mortality problem: covid-19 and other causes

VS Raleigh - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
The number of deaths from covid-19 in the UK is among the highest reported internationally,
second only to the US. 1 This covid-19 related mortality surge comes on the heels of the …

Covid-19 was the third leading cause of death in Australia last year

A Barrett - 2023 - bmj.com
There were 20 200 more deaths in 2022 than would have been expected if the pandemic
had not happened, with a total excess mortality of 12% for the year, found a review of excess …

Covid-19: UK death rate is still higher than before pandemic

A O'Dowd - 2023 - bmj.com
From the start of the pandemic through to 29 September this year around 204 700 more
deaths from all causes were registered than expected, the analysis shows. Of these deaths …

UK deaths in 2020: how do they compare with previous years?

J Appleby - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
The covid-19 pandemic caused huge loss of life last year. The attribution of deaths to covid-
19 will have changed within countries over the course of the pandemic, partly as a result of …

Covid-19: outbreak could last until spring 2021 and see 7.9 million hospitalised in the UK

E Mahase - 2020 - bmj.com
The covid-19 outbreak is expected to last around one year (until spring 2021), with around
80% of the population infected and up to 15% of people (7.9 million) requiring …

Covid-19: Cases rise in England and Wales as hospital admissions remain steady

E Mahase - 2022 - bmj.com
The Office for National Statistics has estimated that around one in 70 people in England
tested positive in the week ending 14 September 2022, a rise from one in 75 the previous …

UK's response to covid-19: crude, unadjusted mortality figures are not the whole story

AL Greenberg, H Greenberg - BMJ, 2020 - bmj.com
We were surprised to read the editorial by Scally and colleagues, which criticises the UK
government's handling of the covid-19 pandemic. 1 We agree that the UK response has …

The covid-19 pandemic three years on

A Majeed - bmj, 2023 - bmj.com
Now that it is over three years since the first cases of covid-19 were detected in the UK and
infection control measures implemented, what broad comments can we make about the UK's …