Micro-thread:

Regrettably, a lot of Covid-denialists appear to have been taught that this PHE chart shows that deaths from respiratory infections are still below normal levels.

One problem: this is deaths from ARIs *where Covid-19 was not the underlying cause of death*. pic.twitter.com/mvmLc977tV

— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) November 3, 2020