The ONS figure for Covid-19 deaths in England is still significantly higher on weekends than the PHE count

England-only deaths as per Public Health England (by reported date) and ONS (by actual date of occurence)

ONS

1,200

Public Health England

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

5 March

1 April

1 May

1 June

1 July

ONS

1,200

Public Health England

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

5 March

1 April

1 May

1 June

1 July

Guardian graphic. Source: ONS, PHE. Note: Number of deaths involving Covid-19, registered and occurring and those reported on Gov.uk, and by NHS England up to 3 July 2020 in England. Figures are taken from the 14 July ONS release, ‘Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional' in keeping with those used in the aforementioned blogpost. The data was superseded by a 23 July release