In Week 10, the number of deaths registered in England and Wales was 4.4% below the five-year average (511 fewer deaths); this is the first time that deaths have fallen below the five-year average since the week ending 4 September 2020.
Of the deaths registered in Week 10 in England and Wales, 1,501 mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”, a decrease of 604 deaths compared with Week 9. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending12march2021
