You asked
Please give me the total number of deaths so far recorded in 2020.
A necessary comparison should be published to show the public the increase or decrease in the number compared to that of last year and the year before - therefore showing the reality of the situation at present- albeit an over reaction or not.
We said
Thank you for your enquiry.
This information is available in the following publication: Deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, Provisional. Data is available from 2010 to 2020 within this publication, which is updated every Tuesday. This publication also includes a weekly 5-year average.
In 2020, there are 494,975 registered deaths as of week 43, which is the latest available dataset.
In 2019, there were 432,420 registered deaths at week 43.
In 2018, there were 450, 393 registered deaths at week 43.