Claim: Only 3,000 people have died of Covid-19 in England.
Fact-check: Many more than 3,000 people have died of Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not true. covid was the underlying cause of over 71,000 deaths in england in 2020 alone.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2021-02-22T00:00:00