UK coronavirus deaths dropped by 26 percent in just one week, new figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show.
In the week ending July 24 (week 30), 217 registered deaths mentioned Covid-19, a significant drop compared to 295 the week before.
It was the lowest number of deaths involving Covid-19 in the last 18 weeks. It was also a 26.4% decrease compared with week 29, when there were 295 deaths, accounting for 2.4% of all deaths in England and Wales.
The number of deaths registered in England and Wales in week 30 was 8,891; this was 68 more deaths than the previous week. In the week ending July 24, the number of deaths registered was 1.8% below the five-year average (161 deaths fewer).