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UK COVID-19 death toll nears 52,000, Reuters tally shows
New data for England and Wales brought the toll to 51,766, the highest
in Europe and putting the UK behind only the much larger United States
in a pandemic that has killed more than 400,000 people around the world.
The Reuters tally comprises fatalities where COVID-19 was mentioned on
death certificates in England, Wales and Northern Ireland up to May 29,
and up to May 31 in Scotland. It also includes more recent hospital
deaths.
Epidemiologists say excess mortality - deaths from all causes that
exceed the five-year average for the time of year - is the best way of
gauging deaths from a disease outbreak because it is internationally
comparable.
About 64,000 more people than usual have died in the United Kingdom
during this year’s pandemic, according to the latest available data, an
expert from the Office for National Statistics said on Tuesday.
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