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The Telegraph reported that this week’s figures mean coronavirus deaths account for just 0.8 percent of total deaths in England and Wales.. Data from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that deaths involving influenza and pneumonia in England and Wales vastly outstripped those related to COVID-19 in the week ending June 11, the date of their most recent figures. The latest data from the ONS confirmed a total of 84 deaths related to the novel coronavirus, one of the lowest recorded weekly levels since the onset of the crisis in March 2020. At the same time, deaths in...

From pediatrics.about.com... Flu Season Update:2008-2009 Flu Season Vincent Iannelli, M.D. Updated: April 11, 2009 [snip] Flu Deaths: Each year, the flu is reported to be responsible for almost 36,000 deaths [in the U.S.], including about 46 to 74 deaths in children. Last year, 83 deaths in children have already been reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. Unfortunately, this is not unusual in a typical flu season. There have been fifty-five influenza-associated pediatric death this season [2008-2009]. http://pediatrics.about.com/od/kidsandtheflu/a/0607_flu_update.htm ________________________________________________ From the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)... "Every winter, tens of millions of people get the flu. Most are home,...