Mortality rates in the UK have been above 2019 levels for the sixth sucessive week, with more than 5,000 'excess' deaths recorded during the country's second wave of coronavirus infections.
There were around 64,900 more UK deaths between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and 13 November than there were during the same period last year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) estimates.
Mortality rates in England and Wales have been above 2019 levels for the fourth successive week, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
There were around 62,100 more deaths in the UK between the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and the end of last month than during the same period last year, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) estimates.
Mortality rates in England and Wales have returned to higher levels than those recorded in 2019, bringing an end to four weeks of no 'excess deaths', the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
A new scientific study has linked 15% of worldwide COVID-19 deaths with long-term exposure to air pollution, with the figure rising to as high as 27% in East Asia.
Mortality rates in England and Wales are currently similar to those recorded in 2019, despite a recent increase in COVID-19 deaths, analysis by the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) has found.
Employer-sponsored health care benefit costs are expected to increase by more than 8% around the globe next year, a survey of medical insurers by Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has found.
