This was with quite a strict lockdown and restrictions in place in 2020 though, and a very effective vaccine (in terms of preventing death) for most of 2021.
I hate restrictions and think we need to get on and love with this but I do think without those mitigations, it would have been much higher than winter flu both years.
Theres been 17,000 deaths in TOTAL in the UK since the first came over. Those deaths are people who have died FROM covid.
The remainder of deaths to date are those who have died from underlying conditions and caught covid and people who had a recorded positive test within 29 days prior to death.
So lockdowns and vaccines have played a part, however I still think covid taking 17,000 lives is better than the 150,000 odd we are led to believe
Scotland dropping all restrictions from Monday.
Wonder if they will include passports too?