Never been a week with as many deaths since records began in 2005

Data for week 14 (ending 3 April)

Many more deaths still to be registered for that week so this is an underestimate
The daily counts are still not showing remotely the true story of deaths in England.

This period is before many deaths from care homes were registered.
It's not flu

Deaths "from" coronavirus Vs deaths "with" coronavidus is not an important distinction.

All deaths figures tell the story
For completeness, the first chart is for England and Wales
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