Chart description: Covid deaths rose rapidly in April 2021 before remaining steady for 5 months. A further wave of covid increased deaths to 30 000 towards the end of the year. There were an additional 5000 deaths between May and December.

Chart data: Year Cumulative number of deaths Mar 14, 2020 3 Mar 15, 2020 7 Mar 16, 2020 7 Mar 17, 2020 12 Mar 18, 2020 12 Mar 19, 2020 35 Mar 20, 2020 44 Mar 21, 2020 114 Mar 22, 2020 114 Mar 23, 2020 210 Mar 24, 2020 285 Mar 25, 2020 385 Mar 26, 2020 519 Mar 27, 2020 728 Mar 28, 2020 965 Mar 29, 2020 1218 Mar 30, 2020 1550 Mar 31, 2020 1941 Apr 01, 2020 2373 Apr 02, 2020 2935 Apr 03, 2020 3565 Apr 04, 2020 4159 Apr 05, 2020 4758 Apr 06, 2020 5489 Apr 07, 2020 6268 Apr 08, 2020 7067 Apr 09, 2020 7844 Apr 10, 2020 8627 Apr 11, 2020 9385 Apr 12, 2020 10056 Apr 13, 2020 10834 Apr 14, 2020 11586 Apr 15, 2020 12192 Apr 16, 2020 12822 Apr 17, 2020 13362 Apr 18, 2020 13869 Apr 19, 2020 14347 Apr 20, 2020 14828 Apr 21, 2020 15302 Apr 22, 2020 15740 Apr 23, 2020 16162 Apr 24, 2020 16599 Apr 25, 2020 16966 Apr 26, 2020 17303 Apr 27, 2020 17638 Apr 28, 2020 18015 Apr 29, 2020 18321 Apr 30, 2020 18610 May 01, 2020 18909 May 02, 2020 19189 May 03, 2020 19415 May 04, 2020 19645 May 05, 2020 19877 May 06, 2020 20828 May 07, 2020 21045 May 08, 2020 21271 May 09, 2020 21478 May 10, 2020 21640 May 11, 2020 21845 May 12, 2020 22013 May 13, 2020 22170 May 14, 2020 22304 May 15, 2020 22478 May 16, 2020 22619 May 17, 2020 22729 May 18, 2020 22843 May 19, 2020 22976 May 20, 2020 23083 May 21, 2020 23195 May 22, 2020 23282 May 23, 2020 23391 May 24, 2020 23488 May 25, 2020 23564 May 26, 2020 23643 May 27, 2020 23722 May 28, 2020 23780 May 29, 2020 23848 May 30, 2020 23905 May 31, 2020 23959 Jun 01, 2020 24023 Jun 02, 2020 24079 Jun 03, 2020 24133 Jun 04, 2020 24175 Jun 05, 2020 24212 Jun 06, 2020 24259 Jun 07, 2020 24299 Jun 08, 2020 24348 Jun 09, 2020 24404 Jun 10, 2020 24442 Jun 11, 2020 24495 Jun 12, 2020 24527 Jun 13, 2020 24551 Jun 14, 2020 24579 Jun 15, 2020 24608 Jun 16, 2020 24629 Jun 17, 2020 24661 Jun 18, 2020 24686 Jun 19, 2020 24710 Jun 20, 2020 24725 Jun 21, 2020 24739 Jun 22, 2020 24766 Jun 23, 2020 24782 Jun 24, 2020 24800 Jun 25, 2020 24814 Jun 26, 2020 24830 Jun 27, 2020 24835 Jun 28, 2020 24842 Jun 29, 2020 24855 Jun 30, 2020 24866 Jul 01, 2020 24877 Jul 02, 2020 24885 Jul 03, 2020 24896 Jul 04, 2020 24904 Jul 05, 2020 24913 Jul 06, 2020 24924 Jul 07, 2020 24944 Jul 08, 2020 24959 Jul 09, 2020 24968 Jul 10, 2020 24974 Jul 11, 2020 24979 Jul 12, 2020 24989 Jul 13, 2020 24994 Jul 14, 2020 25003 Jul 15, 2020 25014 Jul 16, 2020 25024 Jul 17, 2020 25035 Jul 18, 2020 25048 Jul 19, 2020 25056 Jul 20, 2020 25058 Jul 21, 2020 25068 Jul 22, 2020 25081 Jul 23, 2020 25090 Jul 24, 2020 25103 Jul 25, 2020 25106 Jul 26, 2020 25117 Jul 27, 2020 25126 Jul 28, 2020 25132 Jul 29, 2020 25145 Jul 30, 2020 25150 Jul 31, 2020 25164 Aug 01, 2020 25170 Aug 02, 2020 25172 Aug 03, 2020 25175 Aug 04, 2020 25179 Aug 05, 2020 25185 Aug 06, 2020 25190 Aug 07, 2020 25195 Aug 08, 2020 25202 Aug 09, 2020 25204 Aug 10, 2020 25211 Aug 11, 2020 25218 Aug 12, 2020 25228 Aug 13, 2020 25232 Aug 14, 2020 25244 Aug 15, 2020 25250 Aug 16, 2020 25256 Aug 17, 2020 25264 Aug 18, 2020 25270 Aug 19, 2020 25275 Aug 20, 2020 25278 Aug 21, 2020 25282 Aug 22, 2020 25288 Aug 23, 2020 25295 Aug 24, 2020 25297 Aug 25, 2020 25305 Aug 26, 2020 25309 Aug 27, 2020 25312 Aug 28, 2020 25319 Aug 29, 2020 25327 Aug 30, 2020 25328 Aug 31, 2020 25331 Sep 01, 2020 25336 Sep 02, 2020 25343 Sep 03, 2020 25348 Sep 04, 2020 25350 Sep 05, 2020 25359 Sep 06, 2020 25361 Sep 07, 2020 25367 Sep 08, 2020 25370 Sep 09, 2020 25377 Sep 10, 2020 25382 Sep 11, 2020 25384 Sep 12, 2020 25390 Sep 13, 2020 25394 Sep 14, 2020 25405 Sep 15, 2020 25410 Sep 16, 2020 25413 Sep 17, 2020 25423 Sep 18, 2020 25425 Sep 19, 2020 25427 Sep 20, 2020 25428 Sep 21, 2020 25432 Sep 22, 2020 25437 Sep 23, 2020 25439 Sep 24, 2020 25446 Sep 25, 2020 25450 Sep 26, 2020 25456 Sep 27, 2020 25468 Sep 28, 2020 25470 Sep 29, 2020 25479 Sep 30, 2020 25490 Oct 01, 2020 25497 Oct 02, 2020 25505 Oct 03, 2020 25519 Oct 04, 2020 25527 Oct 05, 2020 25536 Oct 06, 2020 25545 Oct 07, 2020 25555 Oct 08, 2020 25561 Oct 09, 2020 25569 Oct 10, 2020 25574 Oct 11, 2020 25587 Oct 12, 2020 25598 Oct 13, 2020 25605 Oct 14, 2020 25618 Oct 15, 2020 25628 Oct 16, 2020 25637 Oct 17, 2020 25644 Oct 18, 2020 25659 Oct 19, 2020 25672 Oct 20, 2020 25679 Oct 21, 2020 25694 Oct 22, 2020 25705 Oct 23, 2020 25718 Oct 24, 2020 25730 Oct 25, 2020 25742 Oct 26, 2020 25758 Oct 27, 2020 25773 Oct 28, 2020 25792 Oct 29, 2020 25804 Oct 30, 2020 25807 Oct 31, 2020 25824 Nov 01, 2020 25838 Nov 02, 2020 25853 Nov 03, 2020 25868 Nov 04, 2020 25892 Nov 05, 2020 25910 Nov 06, 2020 25928 Nov 07, 2020 25947 Nov 08, 2020 25973 Nov 09, 2020 26005 Nov 10, 2020 26026 Nov 11, 2020 26055 Nov 12, 2020 26079 Nov 13, 2020 26103 Nov 14, 2020 26133 Nov 15, 2020 26159 Nov 16, 2020 26189 Nov 17, 2020 26225 Nov 18, 2020 26257 Nov 19, 2020 26292 Nov 20, 2020 26326 Nov 21, 2020 26357 Nov 22, 2020 26390 Nov 23, 2020 26441 Nov 24, 2020 26482 Nov 25, 2020 26549 Nov 26, 2020 26588 Nov 27, 2020 26632 Nov 28, 2020 26690 Nov 29, 2020 26747 Nov 30, 2020 26816 Dec 01, 2020 26889 Dec 02, 2020 26955 Dec 03, 2020 27017 Dec 04, 2020 27089 Dec 05, 2020 27149 Dec 06, 2020 27232 Dec 07, 2020 27307 Dec 08, 2020 27404 Dec 09, 2020 27498 Dec 10, 2020 27587 Dec 11, 2020 27675 Dec 12, 2020 27785 Dec 13, 2020 27870 Dec 14, 2020 28002 Dec 15, 2020 28100 Dec 16, 2020 28222 Dec 17, 2020 28344 Dec 18, 2020 28474 Dec 19, 2020 28598 Dec 20, 2020 28709 Dec 21, 2020 28850 Dec 22, 2020 29016 Dec 23, 2020 29149 Dec 24, 2020 29270 Dec 25, 2020 29396 Dec 26, 2020 29511 Dec 27, 2020 29629 Dec 28, 2020 29756 Dec 29, 2020 29905 Dec 30, 2020 30040 Dec 31, 2020 30208 Jan 01, 2021 30476 Jan 02, 2021 30648

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