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COVID killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined this year – Yahoo News Australia
In England and Wales there were a total of 48,168 deaths due to COVID-19 between January and August.
Coronavirus caused three more times coronavirus deaths than pneumonia and flu combined in the first eight months of this year, newly-released figures show.
In England and Wales there were a total of 48,168 deaths due to COVID-19 between January and August compared to 13,619 due to pneumonia and 394 deaths due to influenza, according to the Office for National Statistics.
COVID accounted for 12.4% of all deaths in this period, while 3.5% were down to pneumonia and 0.1% due to flu.
The number o…
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