The number of people dying in the UK is more than 10% above normal levels - with almost all of the excess linked to Covid, official figures show.
There were 12,292 deaths in the week ending 23 October - 1,100 where Covid was mentioned on the death certificate, national statisticians reported.
It brings the total number of deaths that have been registered this year and linked to Covid to over 60,000.
That is out of nearly 430,000 deaths across society in 2020.
