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UK’s excess death toll since start of Covid pandemic passes 100,000
Official figures show 20% more people have died than would have been expected in the same period
The number of excess deaths in the UK has gone above 100,000, cementing the country’s position as one of the developed nations worst hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
An additional 104,520 people have died since March 2020 across the UK. Since the onset of the pandemic there have been six deaths for every five people who would be expected to die in an average year.
Read the original article at The Guardian