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UK coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 in grim milestone for pandemic

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The number of Covid deaths registered in the UK has passed 100,000, latest figures show. Data released this morning reveals that by January 15, coronavirus had been mentioned on 103,704 death certificates across the UK.

And the latest picture is even more bleak, as a further 7,698 deaths have been confirmed - meaning the total now stands at around 115,782.

The virus accounted for more than four in ten deaths in England and Wales in a week, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said today.

And the overall number of deaths was 30 per cent higher than the five-year average. The number of people dying in England and Wales in seven days was 30 per cent higher than the five year average, the heartbreaking figures show.

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