Claim: The number of deaths in England and Wales is below average for this time of year.
Fact-check: More people are dying than usual at the moment - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. over the final four weeks of 2020, the number of deaths was 16% above the 27-year average and 20% above the five-year average.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-01-08T00:00:00