Claim: The highest weekly Covid deaths in the UK was 652.
Fact-check: UK's worst week for Covid-19 deaths far worse than viral post claims - Full Fact
Verdict: this is incorrect. the most deaths with covid-19 mentioned in the death certificate during a seven-day period in the uk was 9,739 in the week ending 22 january 2021.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2023-05-16T00:00:00