England and Wales suffered their deadliest week on record this month - while new figures show the coronavirus death toll is more than 7,000 higher than previously reported.
Data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today reveals the number of Covid-19-related deaths from the start of the year to April 17 was 35% higher than previous estimates.
Overall in the week between April 11 and 17, which includes Easter Sunday, there were 22,351 deaths, with Covid-19 mentioned on 8,758 death certificates.
This is the highest weekly total since comparable records started in 1993 - and almost double the five-year average. By April 17 there had been 21,284 deaths linked to the deadly virus in England - compared to the 13,917 announced in daily