Claim: Only 17,500 people have died of Covid in England and Wales.
Fact-check: Alex Belfield is wrong to say that only 17,500 people died of Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: incorrect. the true number is more than 140,000. 17,500 is roughly how many of these people did not have other pre-existing conditions.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Unknown
Date published: 2022-01-31T00:00:00