O/T:- Are we over-reacting to COVD19?

[Old_pie]

I was curious as to whether any/many more people are dying per week now than in any normal year and found this information:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...nglandandwales

There is a spreadsheet and for instance it shows for:
Months 06-Mar-20 13-Mar-20 20-Mar-20
Deaths 10,895 11,019 10,645
Previous* 11,498 11,205 10,573

*=previous 5 years average

Obviously we have yet to see how the weeks ahead pan out but it would put it all in a better perspective if the increase in normal death rate (if any) was reported in the news.

[BigFatPie]

I was curious as to whether any/many more people are dying per week now than in any normal year and found this information:

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulat...nglandandwales

There is a spreadsheet and for instance it shows for:
Months 06-Mar-20 13-Mar-20 20-Mar-20
Deaths 10,895 11,019 10,645
Previous* 11,498 11,205 10,573

*=previous 5 years average

Obviously we have yet to see how the weeks ahead pan out but it would put it all in a better perspective if the increase in normal death rate (if any) was reported in the news.

I’m struggling a bit with this. It’s seems likely that a good majority of the people who’ve died would have died anyway( not that it makes anything better).

I’m guessing the problem arises when a larger number of people die in a smaller area over a smaller period of time.