Record number of Brits died of alcohol-specific causes. Experts blame covid lockdown as result

There were 9,641 deaths as a direct result of alcohol abuse in the UK in 2021, which is up 7.4 per cent in a year and up by more than a quarter (27.4 per cent) since 2019, the last pre-Covid year.There were 9,641 deaths as a direct result of alcohol abuse in the UK in 2021, which is up 7.4 per cent in a year and up by more than a quarter (27.4 per cent) since 2019, the last pre-Covid year.Read MoreHealth News | Mail Online