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CORONAVIRUS deaths in England and Wales are at the lowest level since before lockdown began in late March, figures show.

The number of people dying from the deadly bug has dropped drastically, with fatalities now around the same as they were 19 weeks ago.

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Deaths from coronavirus are now at the lowest level since before lockdown began, figures show

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In the week to July 31, 193 death certificates mentioned Covid - the lowest number since the week ending March 20, when it was mentioned on 103 death certificates.

Lockdown began in the UK on March 23. The strict laws are being eased in stages.

And officials from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed the number of deaths from all causes are below average for the seventh week in a row.

New figures reveal:

The number of deaths recorded in care homes and hospitals has dropped below the average for this time of year
A total of 8,946 deaths were registered in England and Wales in the week ending July 31 - 90 fewer than the five-year average of 9,036
It's the seventh week running that deaths have been below the five-year average
Of the deaths registered in the week to July 31, 193 mentioned Covid-19 on the death certificate
That means it's the lowest number of deaths involving Covid-19 since the week ending March 20, when there were 103 deaths

However, across the whole of the UK, there have now been more than 56,800 deaths involving coronavirus.

The number is higher than the total released by the Government, which currently records the total as 46,595.

People aged 85 or older were the most likely to die with the illness, with Brits aged 75 to 84 the second most likely.

Two babies aged under one - both boys - have died with the virus, as have five children aged between one and 14.

Overall, men are more likely to die with the virus than women, with 55 per cent of all deaths involving males.

Covid-19 deaths drop

The number of people dying with coronavirus in England and Wales has dropped dramatically. Here's what the Office for National Statistics has found:

Of the deaths registered in the week ending July 31, 193 mentioned "novel coronavirus (Covid-19)" - the lowest number of deaths in the past 19 weeks
That week, those aged 80 to 84 years accounted for the highest number of deaths involving the virus - 20.2 per cent
In some places, deaths recorded that week were above the five-year average. There were 1,447 deaths in total in the south-east - 8.1 per cent above the average
However, in London - which became the epicentre of the UK's outbreak at the peak of the crisis - the average was down 7.8 per cent
In total, 557 people aged between 15 and 44 have died with coronavirus
4,946 people aged between 45 and 64 have died
7,621 people aged between 65 and 74 died
Most of those who lost their lives were 75 or older, with 38,578 people in this age group dying with the illness

Most deaths - 63.4 per cent - occurred in hospital, with the remainder occurring in care homes.

Five regions of England had deaths below the five-year average in the week ending July 31 - eastern England, the West Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber, the East Midlands and London.

In four regions the number of registered deaths was above the five-year average: south-west England, north-west England, north-east England and south-east England.

In Wales, the number of deaths registered in the week to July 31 was 7.2 per cent below the five-year average.

In addition, it was revealed that more people are now dying of flu than coronavirus.

Almost five times as many people are now dying of influenza or pneumonia than Covid-19, according to the latest data.

Boris Johnson put the brakes on easing further lockdown restrictions a fortnight ago after new cases of coronavirus jumped by 63 per cent in a fortnight.