Claim: The two most recent PHE reports show no statistically significant excess all-cause mortality.
Fact-check: There are excess deaths in England and these PHE reports don't prove otherwise - Full Fact
Verdict: there are excess deaths in england at the moment. the phe reports used estimates that were distorted by the reporting lag over christmas. phe has already revised its findings for week 52 of 2020 and may revise its findings for week 53.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Abbas Panjwani
Date published: 2021-01-11T00:00:00