Claim: Flu is killing many more people than Covid-19 at the moment.
Fact-check: Flu isn't the underlying cause of death for more people than Covid-19 - Full Fact
Verdict: there isn't evidence for this. although we don't have detailed data on recent deaths, there are almost certainly fewer deaths where flu is identified as the underlying cause compared to covid-19.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Leo Benedictus
Date published: 2020-08-21T00:00:00