The number of registered deaths in England and Wales has fallen below the five-year average for the first time since the lockdown began, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
There were a total of 9,339 deaths registered in England and Wales in the week ending 19 June - 65 fewer than the five-year average of 9,404 and first time that number has fallen below the five-year average since 13 March.
Of those newly registered deaths, 783 mentioned "novel coronavirus", which is the lowest number of deaths involving the illness for 12 weeks.
In care homes and hospitals, the number of deaths also fell below the average, with 49 and 782 fewer deaths respectively.
However, in private homes there were 827 excess deaths.
Tuesday's new ONS figures, along with those from Scotland and Northern Ireland, bring the total number of excess deaths since the coronavirus outbreak began to just over 65,000 - largely unchanged from last week.
Sky's economics editor Ed Conway said: "For the first time since COVID-19 started killing people here, the number of people dying across the UK is below the seasonal average.
"It may have taken longer than anyone hoped for, but this wave of excess deaths seems to be over."
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In the South East, South West, North West and East of England, no excess deaths were registered, while the West Midlands remained similar to the five-year average.
Wales did however record 44 more deaths than the five-year average.
The number of people dying with COVID-19 fell in all regions and England and Wales.
The announcement comes as Leicester becomes the first city to be placed in to a local lockdown, after cases of COVID-19 spiked in the city.
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2020-06-30 09:22:30Z
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