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Non-Covid deaths are also rising. It's time to ask why

29 April 2020

2:05 AM

29 April 2020

2:05 AM

Today’s excess death figures are shocking, but they are perhaps even worse when you consider how many are not linked to Covid-19. The below chart shows the number of weekly deaths for the last ten years, stripping out those with Covid-19 mentioned on the death certificate. You can see the spike.

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