What is going on here? Covid symptom data mild, excess deaths high https://health-study.joinzoe.com/ Sore throat 59% Runny nose 54% Blocked nose 52% Headache 51% Sneezing 50% Cough, no phlegm 49% Cough with Phlegm 41% Hoarse voice 36% Muscle aches pains 27% Fatigue 20% Altered smell 20% Dizzy light headed 19% Swollen neck glands 17% Sore eyes 16% Loss of smell 16% Chest pain tightness 14% Short of breaths 13% Earache 13% Shivers or chills 13% Fever 11% https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsregisteredweeklyinenglandandwalesprovisional/weekending17march2023 https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/bulletins/coronaviruscovid19infectionsurveypilot/latest England Estimated number of people testing positive for COVID-19 1,493,200 Equating to 2.66% of the population, or around 1 in 40 people. Week ending 17 March 2023 (Week 11) 12,133 deaths registered in England and Wales 559 deaths mentioned novel coronavirus (COVID-19), accounting for 4.6% of all deaths. Of the 559 deaths involving COVID-19 67.3% (376 deaths) had this recorded as the underlying cause of death The number of deaths was above the five-year average In private homes 23.2% above, (674 excess deaths) In hospitals 4.6% above, (232 excess deaths) In care homes 4.7% above, (112 excess deaths) In other settings 6.9% above, (55 excess deaths) Number of deaths registered in the UK in the week ending 17 March 2023 13,683, (9.3% above the five-year average) Thats 1,169 more deaths than the five-year average Excess deaths https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/monthlymortalityanalysisenglandandwales/december2022#excess-mortality-in-england-and-wales The difference between the observed deaths within a period compared with the five-year average (2016 to 2019, and 2021) Probably multifactorial Excess deaths have occurred around the world Let’s look for a common (or group of) underlying cause that would explain the tragedy. It may transpire there is a common factor (s)