Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined, figures show – By Emily Mee (Sky News) / Oct 8 2020
The mortality rate for COVID-19 is also “significantly higher” than for flu and pneumonia this year.
Coronavirus caused three times more deaths than pneumonia and flu combined in the first eight months of this year, according to new figures.
There were 48,168 deaths due to COVID-19, 13,619 due to pneumonia and 394 deaths due to influenza in England and Wales between January and August, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Out of all deaths during this period, COVID-19 accounted for 12.4%, whereas 0.1% were due to flu and 3.5% caused by pneumonia.
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