Coronavirus (COVID-19) roundup: 20 October 2020

ONS examine deaths involving COVID-19 registered in England and Wales in the week ending 9 Octobe

• 438 deaths registered in that week involved COVID-19, which was 4.4% of all deaths registered.

• The total number of deaths across England and Wales in the week ending 9 October 2020 was 9,954. This figure is above the five-year average for the eighth time in the past nine weeks.

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