Covid deaths rose 8% in England and Wales last week, official data reveals
Weekly Covid deaths in England and Wales reach highest level since March as number of victims rises 8%, official data reveals Office for National Statistics data showed 571 people died from Covid in the week to August 13, up 8% But this was the smallest increase in Covid fatalities since late June, about a month before 'Freedom Day' One in 18 fatalities involved the virus in the same week, the highest proportion since mid-March
