Claim: There were fewer deaths recorded in the first 15 weeks of 2020 than in the first 15 weeks of 2018.
Fact-check: Total deaths in the UK in 2020 have now risen above the deaths during the same period in 2018 - Full Fact
Verdict: correct, although the number of deaths in recent weeks far exceeds the number at the same point in any recent year.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-04-24T00:00:00