Coronavirus deaths up for 5th week in a row with 36% rise - making up 4.4% of all fatalities
CORONAVIRUS deaths have gone up for the fifth week in a row - with a 36 per cent rise in the space of seven days, new official figures show.deaths increased by 438 in the week ending October 9, the Office for National Statistics said.The number of deaths involving Covid-19 have gone up for a fifth week in a row, according to the Office for National StatisticsCovid-19 accounted for 4.
In London, the South East, the South West and the East, the overall number of deaths was below the average over five years for this period. Today's figures show that just over 59,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now been registered in the UK. Together, these figures mean that so far 59,079 deaths have been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham earlier suggested he would make a last-ditch bid with other civic leaders for more financial support ahead of the deadline.
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