Claim: 99.972% of the UK population did not die of Covid-19.
Fact-check: The UK's Covid 'survival rate' is lower than 99.972% - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. about 99.76% of the uk population have not died with an underlying cause of death of covid-19.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2022-04-08T00:00:00