by Emily Craig

The Daily Mail

January 25, 2023

Parts of England logged 50 per cent more deaths than expected in December amid the NHS crisis, a resurgence in flu and the knock-on effects of the Covid pandemic, MailOnline analysis of official figures shows.

Excess deaths across England have been on the rise since summer but have spiked in recent weeks, running a fifth above expected levels. Almost 3,000 more people died than usual during the first full week of January alone.

MailOnline analysis of regional fatality data in December from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities revealed which areas have been battered most by the wave of excess deaths. Rutland in the East Midlands logged 49 deaths last month ¿ 17 (53.1 per cent) more than the 32 fatalities usually seen at that time of year, based on the five-year average. Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, logged the highest number of deaths over and above the five-year average out of 148 local authorities
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  1. “BRING OUT YOUR DEAD! BRING OUT YOUR HEAD!”

    Nah, just kidding, folks. A 50% increase in deaths is nothing to see. Not even when it hits 500%, or 5000% by the end of this year. Just move along. Nothing to see, here.

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