What is going on here?
Covid symptom data mild, excess deaths high
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Sore throat 59%
Runny nose 54%
Blocked nose 52%
Headache 51%
Sneezing 50%
Cough, no phlegm 49%
Cough with Phlegm 41%
Hoarse voice 36%
Muscle aches pains 27%
Fatigue 20%
Altered smell 20%
Dizzy light headed 19%
Swollen neck glands 17%
Sore eyes 16%
Loss of smell 16%
Chest pain tightness 14%
Short of breaths 13%
Earache 13%
Shivers or chills 13%
Fever 11%
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending17march2023
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/latest
England
Estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19
1,493,200
Equating to 2.66% of the population,
or around 1 in 40 people.
Week ending 17 March 2023 (Week 11)
12,133 deaths registered in England and Wales
559 deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19),
accounting for 4.6% of all deaths.
Of the 559 deaths involving COVID-19
67.3% (376 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death
The number of deaths was above the five-year average
In private homes 23.2% above, (674 excess deaths)
In hospitals 4.6% above,
(232 excess deaths)
In care homes 4.7% above,
(112 excess deaths)
In other settings 6.9% above, (55 excess deaths)
Number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 17 March 2023
13,683, (9.3% above the five-year average)
Thats 1,169 more deaths than the five-year average
Excess deaths
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/december2022#excess-mortality-in-england-and-wales
The difference between the observed deaths within a period compared with the five-year average (2016 to 2019, and 2021)
Probably multifactorial
Excess deaths have occurred around the world
Let’s look for a common (or group of) underlying cause that would explain the tragedy.
It may transpire there is a common factor (s)
Source