Apparently the deaths have increased due to the increase in infection rates a couple of weeks ago. It is now expected that the death rates will start to fall again.
Rishile
The charts on the government dashboard are interesting
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/caseshttps://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/healthcarehttps://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/deathsIn Jan 2021, cases peaked on 1 Jan, hospital admissions around 9 Jan and deaths around 18 Jan.
First wave (April 2020) admissions peaked about 2 April and deaths about 9 April. As testing was so limited at that time, no meaningful peak in April 2020 can be determined
In this latest wave the data is showing a cases peak on 16 July, admissions peak not clearly defined but there is a slight downturn after the 26th July, and it doesn't look like we're there yet for the deaths peak.
What does stand out is how much cases must have been understated in the first wave. (The graphs can be switched to cumulative to show it better)
On the same wepsite are interactive maps which show vaccine uptake down to local authority level. In some areas the rates are very low. e.g Leeds City Centre 40.0 % first 17.5% second (up to 2nd Aug). 37.3 / 15.4 in Leeds University area. Some maybe due to demographics as the youngest age band only became eligible for first dose in mid June, but surely 6 weeks on, more should have got their first dose.
Leicester which for a long time had one of the highest infection rates has less than 50% having first dose and less than 25% having second dose in the two city centre areas. City centre and City south. Another well known hot spot, Luton, is almost the same, 49.1 / 29.6.