Covid-19 killing more in UK than flu and pneumonia combined

Covid-19 death toll higher than flu and pneumonia (PA)

Covid-19 could be more deadly than flu and pneumonia combined, new figures suggest.

In every year since monthly death records for England and Wales began in 1959, there have been fewer deaths due to flu and pneumonia from January to August than there have been deaths due to Covid-19 so far this year.