UK’s wider Covid-19 death toll passes 160,000

More than 160,000 people in the UK have had Covid-19 recorded on their death certificate, new figures show. The total was passed on September 7, but has only now been confirmed due to the time it takes for deaths to be registered. The figures, which have been published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show that 160,374 deaths involving coronavirus have occurred in the UK since the pandemic began. This includes all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate, including suspected cases.