Posts by Sarah Caul

Coronavirus deaths: Taking stock of what we’ve seen so far – and what might happen next

Every week the ONS has been charting the tragic death toll of the coronavirus pandemic. As we pass the midway point in the year, Sarah Caul looks back on what has happened so far in 2020 and, using trends from previous years, gives her view on what could happen next.

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Beware the Ides of March? ONS data reveals which month we are really most likely to die in.   

A spate of news stories has claimed that March is one of the ‘deadliest’ months with more deaths occurring over the past five years than in most other months. But as Sarah Caul explains, those numbers don’t quite add up.

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