Up to 27,000 fewer lives would have been lost in the winter wave if Covid death rates had not risen in December

1,200 deaths a day

27,000

The number of deaths

reported above the early

December average

1,000

800

373

The average number

of daily Covid-19 deaths

from 30 Nov to 6 Dec

600

400

30 Nov

to 6 Dec

200

2nd

lockdown

3rd

lockdown

0

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

1,200 deaths a day

27,000

The number of deaths

reported above the early

December average

1,000

800

600

400

373

The average number of

daily Covid-19 deaths from

30 November to 6 December

30 Nov

to 6 Dec

200

2nd

lockdown

3rd

lockdown

0

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb