No, Not *Just* 17,000 People Have Died of COVID | FOI Request

A story has been doing the rounds recently following a recent Freedom of Information Request where it was shown that just 17371 people had died from COVID-19 alone with no underlying health conditions. Many people have since run with this idea and reported that this means the real death toll from COVID-19 is much lower than has been reported in the news/media. This is of course, a gross misreading of the data. FOI Request: https://www.ons.gov.uk/aboutus/transp... James Tucker Article: https://blog.ons.gov.uk/2022/01/26/to... Want to find out more about the medical school process? Head over to www.ollieburton.com! If you like my content and want to help me make more, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/ollieburton 10% off Complete Anatomy 2020: https://3d4medical.tapptrk.com/DMNGMW... Social Links: Facebook ►   / ollieburton   Twitter ► @ollieburtonmed Instagram ►   / ollieburtonmed   VIDEOS: Getting SHOCKED in the labs! (for SCIENCE) ►    • Getting Shocked in the Labs @ Warwick Medi...   My First Week At Med School!    • Year 1, Week 1 Graduate Entry Medicine @ W...   UKCAT / INTERVIEWS: 5 Top QR Tips:    • UKCAT Quantitative Reasoning : 5 Tips For ...   4 Great VR Tips:    • UKCAT Verbal Reasoning: 4 Tips for Success...   Abstract Reasoning For Beginners:    • UKCAT/UCAT Abstract Reasoning For Beginner...