More deaths in England and Wales in 2020 ‘than any year since 1918’

1918 was the year of the “Spanish flu”, when 611,861 deaths were registered

New figures suggest that more deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2020 than in any year since 1918 (PA)

More deaths were registered in England and Wales in 2020 than in any year since 1918, new figures suggest.

Some 608,002 deaths were registered between January 1 and December 31, according to provisional data from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS).