An analysis of national weekly mortality rates in the United Kingdom between December 2019 and March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, has shown that there have been fewer deaths registered this year during the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Early pandemic paradox: Fewer UK deaths from December 2019 to March 2020 compared to the previous 5 years
An analysis of national weekly mortality rates in the United Kingdom between December 2019 and March 2020, compared to the same period for the previous five years, has shown that there have been fewer deaths registered this year during the lead up to the Covid-19 pandemic.