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Covid-19 accounts for an average of 11 of the 1,687 deaths in Britain every day, according to official statistics.
In comparison, 124 people died each day from flu and pneumonia in the week ending September 4.
Heart disease – Britain’s biggest killer – accounted for 460 deaths every day last year, while cancer kills an average of 450 people per day.
Around 87,000 people die of dementia each year – about 240 people a day. Lung disease accounts for 31,000 deaths, or 84 every day, while fatal accidents at home – often while doing DIY – lead to 16 deaths per day.
Five people die every day in road accidents across the UK, while infections – including C.diff – and stomach bugs kill 5,937 a year, about 16 people a day.
Last year, there were 5,691 deaths attributed to suicide, an average of 15 per day.
We can’t stop any of these others yet the world keeps turning......
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