Deaths fall or stay the same across all age groups

DEATHS INVOLVING coronavirus across all age groups in England and Wales either fell or stayed the same for the first week since the pandemic started, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.

In all but one age group where deaths occurred, 25 to 29-yearolds, where one death was recorded in both weeks, the number of deaths fell in the week ending June 12 compared with the previous seven days.

There were zero deaths recorded in the age groups nought to nine-years-old and 15 to 24-yearsold for both weeks, while no deaths were recorded in ages 10 to 14-years-old, down from one death the previous week, and ages 30-34 years old, down from three.

It is the first time deaths involving Covid-19 did not rise week-onweek in any age group since numbers started being recorded.

For the first time in three months, the number of weekly deaths fell below the five-year average in Wales. There were 14 fewer deaths than what would usually be expected for the week ending June 12, the ONS figures show.

Some 574 deaths were registered, of which 57 involved Covid-19, down 700 from the previous week. It is the first time the figure for Wales has been below the average since the week ending March 13.

The number of excess deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending June 12 was 559 – the lowest since the week ending March 20. The number of deaths in hospitals was below the five-year average for the second week in a row. There were still excess deaths in both care homes and private homes during this week, although the number was down on the previous seven days.