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Proportion of deaths from Covid in England and Wales hits all-time high
Virus was recorded as having been involved in 46% of all deaths in last week of January
Covid-19 has accounted for the highest proportion of deaths in England and Wales of any week so far during the pandemic, claiming more than half of lives lost in some areas, according to new data.
The virus was mentioned on death certificates in 55% of all cases in the east of England, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the last week of January.
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