Stats for England & Wales, week ending 12-May-2023 (*another* 'short week' due public holiday)
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England & Wales Government (O.N.S.) stats out today..
[link to www.ons.gov.uk (secure)]


We have a +8% excess in weekly all-cause deaths, relative to the same week in 2015-2019.
(Note this is another holiday week, typically 15-20% lower recording)

Here are some 'heat map' tables showing the age-breakdown and numbers:
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(note I have marked in the many recent 'holiday weeks' at the bottom.)

Week ending 12-May: +8% excess over figures for 2015-2019, for the same week of the year.
-There were 10,367 deaths corresponding to 793 excess deaths.
-Deaths due to covid: 207 (of 10,367) and deaths involving covid: 309 (Table 3).
-Despite the holiday, there is a greater than 1 Standard Deviation (16% excess) in the 15-44yo age-group.
-Also a greater than 1 Standard Deviation (11% excess) in the 45-64yo age-group.
-Covid Death figures are roughly in a stable-to-declining trend. (Table 3).

-Deaths at home: 2,861 (+11% excess over the ONS' five year average (years '17-'19 & '21-'22) for the same week of 2,684) (Table 10)

Prior weeks:
Week ending 05-May: +2% (Bank Holiday) excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 28-Apr: +16% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 21-Apr: +18% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 14-Apr: -5% (Easter) NO excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 07-Apr: -2% (Easter) NO excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 31-Mar: +14% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 24-Mar: +14% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 17-Mar: +8% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 10-Mar: -1% lower than figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 03-Mar: +8% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 24-Feb: +4% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 17-Feb: +3% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 10-Feb: +6% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 03-Feb: +10% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 27-Jan: +11% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 20-Jan: +20% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 13-Jan: +26% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 06-Jan: +23% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 30-Dec: +20% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 23-Dec: +26% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 16-Dec: +15% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 09-Dec: +9% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 02-Dec: +9% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 25-Nov: +11% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 18-Nov: +12% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 11-Nov: +12% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 04-Nov: +19% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 28-Oct: +15% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 21-Oct: +21% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week.
Week ending 14-Oct: +19% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 07-Oct: +17% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 30-Sep: +17% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 23-Sep: -6% lower than 2015-2019 for the same week, due to QEII funeral bank holiday (reduction estimated at 1/7th = 15%)
Week ending 16-Sep: +15% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 09-Sep: +17% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 02-Sep: +8% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 26-Aug: +19% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week
Week ending 19-Aug: 21% excess over figures for 2015-2019 for the same week