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I did say the Danny Dorling article was a bit old. Claim There were fewer deaths recorded in the first 15 weeks of 2020 than in the first 15 weeks of 2018. Conclusion Correct, although the number of deaths in recent weeks far exceeds the number at the same point in any recent year. Fullfacts.orgThese death figures are correct, but deaths from Covid-19 are still rising
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I did say the Danny Dorling article was a bit old.I did say the Danny Dorling article was a bit old. Claim There were fewer deaths recorded in the first 15 weeks of 2020 than in the first 15 weeks of 2018. Conclusion Correct, although the number of deaths in recent weeks far exceeds the number at the same point in any recent year. Fullfacts.orgThese death figures are correct, but deaths from Covid-19 are still rising
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Claim
There were fewer deaths recorded in the first 15 weeks of 2020 than in the first 15 weeks of 2018.
Conclusion
Correct, although the number of deaths in recent weeks far exceeds the number at the same point in any recent year.
Fullfacts.org
These death figures are correct, but deaths from Covid-19 are still rising