Deaths involving COVID-19 continue to rise in the UK

28 March 2023

The number of deaths involving COVID-19 in the UK continued to rise from 605 to 619 in the latest week (ending 17 March 2023).

There were a total of 13,683 deaths registered in the UK in the latest week, which was 9.3% above the five-year average.

Deaths involving COVID-19 accounted for 4.5% of all deaths in the UK in the latest week; this is a fall from 4.6% in the previous week.

Of all deaths involving COVID-19 registered in the UK in the latest week 512 were registered in England, 47 in Wales, 56 in Scotland and 4 in Northern Ireland.

In England, the number of deaths involving COVID-19 varied across age groups.

There were no deaths involving COVID-19 among those aged 0 to 0. COVID-19 deaths were low among those aged 1 to 44 years.

Deaths involving COVID-19 fell in all English regions except the North West, the East of England and the South West, where they rose.

Our data are based on deaths registered in the UK and include all deaths where "novel coronavirus (COVID-19)" was mentioned on the death certificate. More information for England and Wales is available in our weekly Death registrations and occurrences by local authority/health board dataset.