The number of deaths involving Covid-19 registered each week in England and Wales has dropped by nearly a quarter, new figures show.
A total of 5,691 deaths were registered in the week ending February 12, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
This is down 22% from 7,320 deaths in the previous week, and is the lowest figure since the week to January 1. Care home resident deaths involving Covid-19 have also fallen week-on-week, down nearly a third (31%) from 2,175 to 1,491.
The ONS figures are based on all deaths where Covid-19 is mentioned on the death certificate. Coronavirus is recorded as the underlying cause in around nine in ten of these deaths.