Flu Deaths 2020 Uk

At the beginning of 2020 the vaccine reduced doctor s visits by 45 overall and 55 in children but rates among children and young adults are higher this.

Flu deaths 2020 uk. But coronavirus has killed at a much faster rate. Between june 19 and july 31 some 6 626 britons were killed by flu or pneumonia compared to 2 992 deaths. The number of deaths from flu and pneumonia at more than 32 000 is three times higher than the total number of coronavirus deaths this year. The flu shot is developed at the start of each season to protect from strains of the flu.

Almost seven times as many people are now dying of influenza or pneumonia than covid 19 according. Influenza can lead to thousands of deaths a year with the university of oxford stating that in 2008 2009 there were 13 000 deaths in the uk alone related to the flu. Flu has killed more people in the uk than coronavirus for eight weeks in a row new figures show. In the final week of july there were 193 reported deaths blamed on coronavirus compared to 928 people who died of flu or pneumonia in the same period according to the times of london.

The us death toll from coronavirus this year has now exceeded 62 000 surpassing the high end estimate for flu deaths. The latest public health england phe report published at 2pm on 30 january 2020 shows that seasonal flu continues to circulate across the uk although activity is decreasing over. As at 1 may 2020 latest available data the total number of deaths where respiratory disease was the underlying cause of death in england and wales for 2020 was recorded as 31 315 deaths. More than 170 million doses of the flu vaccine have been administered to fight this year s virus.

Deaths from coronavirus have plummeted thanks to lockdown measures and increased hygiene.