There were more than 1,000 Covid deaths a day last week, worse than the previous deadliest seven-day period in mid-April

7,250

6,818

deaths

deaths

between 8

between 7

January and 14

April and 13

January 2021

April 2020

Daily deaths

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

Mar

2020

May

Jul

Sep

Nov

Jan

2021

1,000 daily deaths

6,818

7,250

deaths

deaths

between 7 April

between 8 January

800

and 13 April 2020

and 14 January 2021

600

400

200

0

Mar

2020

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2021

Guardian graphic. Source: coronavirus.data.gov.uk. Note: data for the period 15 to 19 January will be revised upwards in days to come as more deaths are reported