(11-11-2020, 03:43 PM)baggy1 Wrote: Excess winter deaths against what comparison SM, to compare excess deaths you have to take the total in that period. I've quoted the 2017/18 winter deaths above and they are about 17k more than the average.
That was my point - we haven't yet been through the winter period for 2020/21 so there is no valid comparison. BB is trying to compare winter excess deaths with the excess deaths in a totally different part of the year, but he will probably just state that the lockdown has extended the flu season so he can compare them
Edit - Ah may have missed your point - I have gone by this BBC article, not sure what they are comparing them with ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-463990...ics%20show.