Horrible latest numbers just released on UK COVID deaths - 1,820 newly reported today... by date of death that’s 5 confirmed consecutive days above 1000 deaths 10-14 Jan, 10 consecutive days at around 1000 a day 7-16th January 
sustained “by date” pattern of UK COVID deaths in early January 2021 (7 day avg peak 1039 from 9-15th Jan) now unequivocally worse than in the previous April 2020 peak (7 day peak avg 974, 7-13th April)...(remember this is not excess death measure more comparable internationally)
So 1,290 newly reported Covid deaths, or 4,720 in past three days.
By date of death there’s now officially 10 consecutive days of UK Covid deaths at 1000 or higher every day from January 9th to January 18th - significantly above April wave 1 peak
By date of death there’s now officially 10 consecutive days of UK Covid deaths at 1000 or higher every day from January 9th to January 18th - significantly above April wave 1 peak
PM tells press conference “evidence that the new variant may be associated with a higher degree of mortality” as well as spreading more quickly... which might begin to explain the higher and more sustained peak in deaths in this second wave...
Vallance says hospital data doesn’t show a difference in mortality between new variant, but there is “increased risk” of mortality among the wider positive testing population gives example of positive testing males in their 60s seeing 1% mortality, new variant 1.3-1.4%
Some are saying - this is only 3 or 4 in 1000 deaths more... but obviously as a proportion of the relevant population, this, if correct, would mean thousands more deaths than in first wave...
stats above do show Jan saw 10 consecutive days 1000+ deaths - notably worse than April
stats above do show Jan saw 10 consecutive days 1000+ deaths - notably worse than April
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