Deaths in England and Wales were 6% above average during summer heatwaves

Deaths in England and Wales during the summer heatwaves were 6% higher than normal for the time of year, new analysis shows. Some 56,303 people died happened during five periods of hot weather between mid-June and late August – 3,271 deaths above the long-term average, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The largest number of extra deaths – known as “excess deaths” – was between July 10 and 25, when 2,227 took place, 10.4% above average. Continue reading: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/healt... Subscribe to the Evening Standard: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Evening-S... for latest breaking news from the UK, US and around the world, plus podcasts and features. Evening Standard on socials: Check out our full video catalog:    / londoneveningstandard   Videos, daily editorial and more: https://www.standard.co.uk/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.fb.com/eveningstandard Follow us on Twitter:   / eveningstandard   and Instagram:   / evening.standard