RE: Don't Panic!14 Mar 2020 15:38
''There were an estimated 23,200 excess winter deaths which occurred in England and Wales in the 2018 to 2019 winter, ...''
''An estimated 43,900 excess winter deaths occurred in England and Wales in 2014/15; the highest number since 1999/00, with 27% more people dying in the winter months compared with the non-winter months
The majority of deaths occurred among people aged 75 and over; there were an estimated 36,300 excess winter deaths in this age group in 2014/15, compared with 7,700 in people aged under 75...''
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So an increase in winter deaths by 20,000 is not unheard of!