Covid deaths top 100,000 after surge in cases as mutant strain spreads, ONS shows Updated: 26 Jan 2021, 17:15 Invalid Date, THE UK's Covid death toll has topped 100,000 today after a surge in cases as the mutant strain spreads. New data shows there have been 103,704 fatalities in England and Wales linked to the virus since the pandemic began. 3 Covid deaths in the UK have now gone over 100,000, new data has foundCredit: Alamy Live News 3 Deaths have risen to over 100,000, according to new ONS data The ONS today reports a total of 7,245 new deaths from the week ending January 15 which mentioned Covid-19 on death certificates.