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Britain's COVID-19 death toll rises 539 to 30,615: minister
Britain's COVID-19 death toll has risen by 539 to 30,615, according to figures announced on Thursday by foreign minister Dominic Raab.
The figures, collated by government agencies in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, comprise deaths in all settings following positive coronavirus tests.
Another dataset published by Britain's Office for National Statistics on Tuesday showed a higher toll, including deaths where coronavirus is mentioned on the death certificate.
UK ministers prefer to use excess mortality, which measures deaths from all causes above the seasonal average, as a more relevant indicator than headline death tolls.
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