The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK is approaching 70,000 since the start of the pandemic.
More than 68,000 deaths involving Covid-19 have now occurred in the UK, new figures show.
A total of 65,546 deaths have so far been registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, according to the latest reports from the UK’s statistics agencies.
This includes 59,549 deaths in England and Wales up to November 6 (and registered up to November 14), which were confirmed by the ONS on Tuesday.
Since these statistics were compiled, a further 2,228 deaths are known to have occurred in England, plus 106 in Scotland, 143 in Wales and 90 in Northern Ireland, according to additional data published on the Government’s coronavirus dashboard.
Together, these totals mean that so far 68,113 deaths involving Covid-19 have taken place in the UK.
North-west England had 568 deaths involving Covid-19 registered in the week ending November 6 – the highest number for the region since the week ending May 15, according to the ONS.
In Yorkshire and the Humber, 329 Covid-19 deaths were registered in the week to November 6: again, the highest for the region since the week to May 15.
In north-east England, 152 Covid-19 deaths were registered: the highest since the week to May 22.
Registered deaths involving Covid-19 increased week-on-week in every region of England in the week to November 6.
