Thu Nov 11, 2021 – 12:35 pm EST
NEWPORT, U.K. (LifeSiteNews) — Over 65,000 excess deaths unrelated to COVID-19 have been reported in England and Wales in the past 18 months, leading various experts to question if the lockdowns have proven more deadly than the virus itself.
Data from the Office of National Statistics for England and Wales shows there have been at least 74,745 excess deaths in private homes in the last 18 months, compared to the averages from 2015–2019, with only 8,759 (12 percent) involving COVID-19.
According to an analysis of the recent data, the 65,986 “excess deaths” unrelated to COVID-19 represent a 37 percent climb in deaths for the population at large, and a 30 percent increase for 15–19-year-old boys.
“The government urgently needs accurate data on what is going on to prevent further excess deaths. Understanding this is also crucial to managing our response to the pandemic, ensuring we mitigate preventable problems may mean we never lockdown again,” said Professor Carl Heneghan, Director of Oxford University’s Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine.
“More people are dying of non-covid causes and we continue to see a considerable and continuing rise in excess deaths this year
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