"Figure 2: The number of deaths involving COVID-19 and ""Influenza and Pneumonia"" increased compared with the previous week","" "Number of deaths registered by week, England and Wales, 28 December 2019 to 27 March 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Figures include deaths of non-residents. 2. Based on date a death was registered rather than occurred. 3. Estimates for 2020 are provisional. 4. The ICD-10 definitions are as follows: COVID-19 (U07.1 and U07.2), Influenza and Pneumonia (J09-J18). 5. A death can be registered with both COVID-19 and Influenza and Pneumonia mentioned on the death certificate, therefore a death may be counted in both categories." "Unit","Number of deaths" "","" "Week no.","All deaths - 2020","All deaths - 5-year average","Influenza and pneumonia mentions - 2020","Influenza and pneumonia mentions - 5-year average","COVID-19" "1","12254","12175","2596","2775","0" "2","14058","13822","2994","3427","0" "3","12990","13216","2686","3299","0" "4","11856","12760","2427","3028","0" "5","11612","12206","2267","2789","0" "6","10986","11925","2045","2654","0" "7","10944","11627","1978","2551","0" "8","10841","11548","1945","2539","0" "9","10816","11183","1863","2410","0" "10","10895","11498","1813","2413","0" "11","11019","11205","1853","2326","5" "12","10645","10573","1841","2120","103" "13","11141","10130","2090","1983","539"