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Deaths from coronavirus in deprived areas are more than double those in the most affluent areas, report says
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DEATHS from coronavirus in poorer areas of England are more than double those in the most affluent areas, an analysis of government data revealed today.
Of deaths involving Covid-19 that took place between March 1 and April 17, the mortality rate in the most deprived areas was 55.1 deaths per 100,000 people.
By contrast, the rate was 25.3 deaths per 100,000 people in the areas with the least deprivation, analysis by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) found.
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