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A total of 792 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 3 December mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, PA Media reports. PA says:
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is down 3% on the previous week and is the lowest number of deaths since the week to 22 October, when the total was also 792.
Around one in 15 (6.8%) of all deaths registered in England and Wales in the week to 3 December mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate.
Read the original article at The Guardian