Claim: 482 Covid-19 deaths were recorded in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April.
Fact-check: High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, but this reflects deaths occurring over the easter bank holiday being processed, rather than the genuine level of daily covid-19 deaths.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2022-04-25T00:00:00