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There were 2,703 excess deaths in England and Wales in September, official figures show, but the coronavirus was not among the top 10 causes of death.
The figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are relative to the five-year average, counting from 2015 to 2019.
The leading cause of death in September for both nations was dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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However, coronavirus was the underlying cause of death in 11.5% of all deaths in England and 9% of those in Welsh from January to September this year.
More than 800,000 people have contracted coronavirus in the UK since the start of the pandemic and more than 44,000 of them have died.
As cases have increased again in the second wave, millions of people are faced with stricter lockdown rules in the next 24 hours.
Greater Manchester went to the highest alert level, Tier 3, on Friday morning, and Wales will introduce its two-week lockdown “firewall” at 6pm.
Coventry, Stoke and Slough will enter Level 2 on Saturday, while talks between Westminster and civic leaders in Nottingham on possible Level 3 restrictions will continue on Friday.
Under Level 3 measures in Greater Manchester, pubs and bars will be closed, unless serving large meals, for a period of 28 days, along with casinos, bingo halls and sportsbooks.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has increased the financial support available to businesses and employees affected by the measures, announcing an emergency rescue of billions of pounds on Thursday.
The Labor Support Program, which replaces the current licensing system as of November 1, will be more generous in an effort to persuade companies to keep staff working.
There will also be grants of up to £ 2,100 a month available to businesses in Tier 2 areas of England, aimed at helping hospitality and leisure venues that have seen a nosedive due to restrictions on household mixing.
Analyzing wastewater to detect traces of coronavirus is helping officials detect outbreaks in areas where relatively few people have been tested.
The government-led scheme is detecting fragments of genetic material from the virus, that leave people’s bodies when they use the bathroom.
Weekly deaths linked to the coronavirus have risen to your highest level in England and Wales since early July, the agency said earlier this week.
A total of 438 deaths were recorded in the week ending October 9 with COVID-19 mentioned on the death certificate, compared to 321 deaths in the week through October 2.
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