Covid-19 weekly deaths in England and Wales fall to half of Omicron peak

The number of deaths involving coronavirus registered each week in England and Wales has dropped to around half the level seen at the peak of the recent Omicron wave of infections. Some 766 deaths registered in the week ending February 25 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is down 48% from the 1,484 deaths registered in the week to January 21 – the highest weekly total during the latest wave of the virus. It is also the fifth week-on-week fall in a row.