Coronavirus: How many more people are dying? - BBC News

BBC Reality Check's Chris Morris explains why looking at "excess deaths" proves to be one of the best measures of judging the death toll from coronavirus.

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[patkyle]

There's been something amiss about this whole situation since day one

[elainemagson]

Why does the BBC infantalise reports like this with "music". Am I alone in noticing and loathing this?

[Greenpoloboy]

I don't know what to trust anymore. I get my info now from the YouTube comment section

[gabbyd]

What about all the deaths that have occurred as a result of lockdown?

[kelvinpeterson]

If only we had a responsible media to tell us.

[Isclachau]

More people are dying from having to listen to the BS on the BBC every day.

[Tony-uqtn]

0.1% kill rate end of. No big deal. Average mortality rate in UK 81. Average age of CV victim 81 More chance of drowning if you're under 60.

[stephaniewhite]

I find it mystifying how deaths are now suddenly near zero on the daily figures, just when all of a sudden pubs need social distancing reduced !

[vjab]

It does NOT effect BAME people when 15000 gather together.

[Michael_Scott_Howard]

Sounds like very few people.. given the population...

[AneDijitak]

"Don't just believe anything you see on the internet." -- Plato

[ChrisMas]

What he doesn’t mention, is how many of the excess deaths are caused by lock down measures, .

[MohamedAli-xuuw]

Why isn't it speading in East Africa?

[ndvilow]

For BBC fearmongers the more the better.

[joebloggs]

Indirectly? I was going for a corona test and got hit by a bus? 😂

[danmoon]

How many people have died due to coronavirus?

I don't know, ask it.

[romanriquelme]

Make people even more afraid..thanks bbc

[robotron]

COVID 19 is a complete HOAX to implement a new world economic order #DefundTheBBC

[ElaineH]

This video assumes that all excess deaths are due to COVID. The problem is that because of the lockdown and loss of jobs, more people have committed suicide, more have overdosed on drugs, and people have not gotten preventive medical help for heart problems and cancer. So several forms of death could be on the rise.

[joebloggs]

Lol at the BBC using the term U turn as though it is some type of negative 😂😂 anyone with half a brain knows that being able to admit when you need to change, or that you've made a mistake, is a sign of measured intelligence and critical thinking 😂😂😂