The COVID Diaries – 33 28th April
The UK’s five-day average for coronavirus deaths is now the highest of any major European economy at this point in the pandemic’s curve, new analysis has revealed.
At this point in the pandemic, some 42 days since the tenth death, the five-day average for deaths in the UK stands at 598, according to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University. This is far higher than Italy (559), France (509) and Spain (423).
UK coronavirus deaths have been the highest among all major European countries for four days in a row, overtaking France at this stage of the pandemic.
This is despite the international data for the UK only recording deaths in hospitals, in contrast to countries like France which records all community deaths.