#uk deaths with COVID-19 on the death certificate: 173,248. Media in 2020: maybe we'll reach 100k by the end. One year ago: UK’s Covid death toll could reach 150,000 before pandemic ‘burns out,’ Sage scientist warns after grim milestone https://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/covid-death-toll-uk-pandemic-scientists-warning-b901269.html wrong. Higher.