Deaths not involving COVID-19 were below the five-year average in week 41. A bar chart showing the number of deaths registered by week, England and Wales, 28 December 2019 to 9 October 2020

Notes:

1. Figures include deaths of non-residents.
2. Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred.
3. All figures for 2020 are provisional.
4. The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Edition (ICD-10) definitions are as follows: coronavirus (COVID-19) (U07.1 and U07.2).

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