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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 23 September 2022
What's in the bulletin?
- In the week ending 23 September 2022 (Week 38), 8,751 deaths were registered in England and Wales; 235 of these deaths mentioned "novel coronavirus (COVID-19)", accounting for 2.7% of all deaths.
- This is a decrease compared with the week ending 16 September 2022 (Week 37), when the number of all-cause deaths registered was 10,673; COVID-19 accounted for 301 of these deaths (2.8%), which was a similar proportion to the latest week.
- The number of deaths registered in Week 38 is affected by the bank holiday on 19 September 2022, so caution is needed when comparing across weeks, and with the five-year average.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: 30 September 2022
What's in the bulletin?
- The percentage of people testing positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) continued to increase in England and Wales, and the trend was uncertain in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
- In England, the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 857,400 (95% credible interval: 801,600 to 914,100), equating to 1.57% of the population, or around 1 in 65 people.
- In Wales, the estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 was 62,900 (95% credible interval: 48,100 to 79,400), equating to 2.07% of the population, or around 1 in 50 people.
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