You asked
Please provide a comparison of the number of deaths and infections from the CoViD-19 outbreak with the last serious Flu outbreak of 2017/2018, with comparison graphs of Infections and Deaths overtime (the curve as it were), a comparison graph over time of the outbreak, and how these compare to the 5 year average, which seems to be the standard model?
We said
Thank you for your request.
The number of COVID-19 and flu related deaths for 2020 compared to the five year average is available in the provisional weekly deaths publication Figure 1: The number of deaths involving COVID-19 decreased for the ninth consecutive week.
Data regarding the number of deaths from flu for the 2017/18 period can be obtained from our NOMIS service. Flu can be identified using the ICD-10 codes J09-J11. These figures can be compared to the data in the publication above for you to compare.
Unfortunately, we do not hold data for flu incidence. Therefore, we would be unable to provide the comparison of infection data requested. Public Health England may be better placed to answer this element of your request. They can be contacted via the following email addresses: please use enquiries@phe.gov.uk for regular enquires and wn_coronavirus@phe.gov.uk for coronavirus based enquiries.
Please see the following information relating to your request, which may be of interest:
We are responsible for the provision of mortality data, which comes from the information collected at death registration in England and Wales.
Numbers of COVID-19 cases are available from GOV.UK website.
We have also published infection data here: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey.
We also have available various five-year average tables, produced recently in response to user requests, which may be of interest.