Coronavirus: Fewest weekly deaths in England and Wales since lockdown began, latest figures show

England and Wales have recorded the lowest weekly number of deaths from coronavirus since lockdown was imposed in March, the latest figures show.

There were 152 fatalities from Covid-19 in the week up to 7 August, according to the Office for National Statistics.

It marks the lowest number of deaths from the disease over seven days since the week ending 20 March – just before Boris Johnson brought in strict lockdown measures – saw 103 fatalities.

Six regions of England had deaths below the five-year average in latest weekly figures, the ONS said, while in three regions the number of registered deaths was above the five-year average.

In Wales, the number of deaths registered in the week to August 7 was 1.4 per cent below the five-year average.

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