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The claim

NHS data shows only 3,000 people have died of Covid-19

Original publisher’s rating

False. Official statistics show more than 125,000 Covid deaths have been recorded in the UK so far.

Reviewed by BBC Reality Check ↗ ·

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    Original review: BBC Reality Check. Structured data compiled by Data Commons under CC BY 4.0. Publisher article content is subject to its own terms.

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