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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 12 May 2023

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In the week ending 12 May 2023 (Week 19) 10,367 deaths were registered in England and Wales; 309 of these deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 3.0% of all deaths.
This is an increase in all deaths compared with the week ending 5 May 2023, when the number of all-cause deaths registered was 10,143; COVID-19 accounted for 310 of these deaths (3.1%).
Of the 309 deaths involving COVID-19 in Week 19, 67.0% (207 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death, which was a higher proportion when compared with Week 18 (65.5%).

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Deaths involving COVID-19 by vaccination status, England: deaths occurring between 1 January 2021 and 31 May 2022

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Monthly age-standardised mortality rates (ASMRs) for deaths involving coronavirus (COVID-19) have been consistently lower for all months since booster introduction in September 2021 for people who had received a third dose or booster at least 21 days ago, compared with unvaccinated people and those with just a first or second dose.
Before March 2022, those who had received a second vaccine dose over six months ago had higher monthly ASMRs for deaths involving COVID-19 than those who had received a second dose less than six months ago; this indicates a possible waning of protection from vaccination over time.
The ASMRs for first and second vaccine doses have been similar to those for unvaccinated people from March 2022 to May 2022, indicating a possible waning in protection; however, the confidence limits are wide for these groups because of lower populations in these vaccination statuses.

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Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional

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