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Deaths from COVID-19 have risen for the second week in a row in England and Wales.
There were 139 deaths that mentioned coronavirus on the certificate, compared to 99 the previous week, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Deaths from COVID-19 still accounted for only 1.5% of all deaths.
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The number of excess deaths in England and Wales is still slightly above the national average, with 9,523 deaths recorded in the week ending September 18.
This is 2.8% higher than the five-year average.
However, the total registered deaths from all causes had decreased since the previous week, from 9,811 to 9,523.
In six of the nine English regions, the number of coronavirus-related deaths had risen, with the North West reporting the largest increase.
The other regions that reported increases were:
- West midlands
- London
- Yorkshire and humber
- Northeast
- East Midlands
Although the number of deaths from coronavirus remains low compared to the peak of the pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of deaths in hospitals and nursing homes.
More than half of the coronavirus-related deaths (56.8%) were people 80 years of age or older.
The ONS reports 52,717 COVID-19 related deaths in England and Wales as of September 18.
Figures released last week by Scotland’s National Registers of deaths recorded up to September 20, and by the Northern Ireland Research and Statistics Agency for deaths recorded as of September 23, bring the total to 57,860 deaths.
Now there have been one million Coronavirus-related deaths around the world since the pandemic began.
