Covid was the THIRD leading cause of death in England in September, official ...

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Covid was the third leading cause of death in England last month with only heart disease and dementia killing more people, official data today revealed. 

Office for National Statistic (ONS) figures revealed coronavirus was behind 2,955 deaths in England in September — nearly 100 per day. 

The virus made up 6.6 per cent of all deaths during the month, a higher proportion than last month (5.3 per cent) when it was also the third biggest cause of death.

Only dementia (4,976 deaths) and heart disease (4,424) killed more people during September. 

Overall, 44,474 people died in the country — 7,215 deaths (17.4 per cent) more than the five-year-average for the month.