"Figure 2: Mortality rates due to COVID-19 in December 2020 increased for the fourth consecutive month in England and the third consecutive month in Wales","" "Age-standardised mortality rates for deaths due to COVID-19, per 100,000 people, England and Wales, deaths registered in March to December 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Age-standardised mortality rates per 100,000 people, standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population. Monthly rates in this bulletin are adjusted to allow for comparisons with annual rates. For more information, see [Section 10: Measuring the data](https://[www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/october2020#measuring-the-data). 3. Figures for 2020 are based on provisional mortality data and projected populations. 4. Figures exclude non-residents of England and Wales. 5. Deaths ""due to COVID-19"" include only deaths where COVID-19 was the underlying cause of death. Age-standardised mortality rates for all deaths involving COVID-19 are available in the [accompanying dataset](https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/datasets/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales)." "Unit","Age-standardised mortality rates" "","" "Month","England","Wales" "March","33.8","22.1" "April","623.2","495.1" "May","244.8","209.2" "June","76.3","69.0" "July","21.0","16.7" "August","7.2","11.0" "September","12.6","10.8" "October","63.5","81.9" "November","191.3","260.0" "December","233.6","374.4"