The UK has suffered the highest coronavirus death rate in the world when excess deaths are taken into account, according to new analysis.
The country has seen 59,537 more deaths than usual since March 20, three days before the lockdown was announced. This means the virus has directly or indirectly killed 891 people per million, analysis by the Financial Times suggests.
That is a higher death rate than any other country providing detailed data, including Italy and the US. Italy was the European country hardest hit by the virus in the early stages of the crisis, although the UK and US have subsequently recorded more excess deaths.