The number of deaths involving #COVID19 in Week 25 remained similar to the previous week in all English regions and Wales ow.ly/1fx050Fpyp4
In England, 132,691 deaths occurring from 2 March 2020 to 25 June (registered to 3 July) involved #COVID19.
@PHE_uk reported 112,678 #COVID19 death occurrences in this time (notified by 3 July, where death occurred within 28 days of a positive test) ow.ly/i4zJ50FpypW
@PHE_uk In Wales, 7,900 deaths that occurred up to 25 June 2021 (registered up to 3 July) involved #COVID19.
New analysis shows there were more UK deaths than births in 2020 - the first time since 1976 and the second time since the start of the 20th century.
The difference between the number of live births and the number of deaths is known as “natural change” ow.ly/Iux050Fpzd6
Negative natural change occurs when there are more deaths than births, but this might not mean the total size of the population has decreased.
Migration can still lead to overall population growth by more people moving into an area than leaving it ow.ly/19F550Fpzgs
There were more deaths than births since 2015 in Scotland, and since 2016 in Wales.
In England and Northern Ireland, there were more births than deaths up to and including 2020, although differences between births and deaths have been decreasing ow.ly/WFJj50Fpzik
#COVID19 infections have increased across most regions in England, with the highest rates of positive cases in the North East and North West ow.ly/Tn1I50FntQr
An estimated 962,000 people experienced self-reported long COVID in the 4 weeks to 6 June (where symptoms persisted more than 4 weeks after the first suspected infection) ow.ly/w3E550FmuFw
Self-reported long COVID was most likely among people
▪️ aged 35 to 69
▪ who are female
▪️ living in the most deprived areas
▪️ working in health or social care
▪️ with another health condition or disability