Coronavirus death rate in London borough of Brent higher than any region in England between March and June, new ONS stats show

The London borough of Brent had the highest overall Covid-19 mortality rate out of all regions in England from March to June, new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

The first five areas with the highest death rates across all four months were all in London.

Brent saw a rate of 216.6 deaths per 100,000 people.

It was followed by four other London boroughs: Newham (201.6), Haringey (185.1), Hackney (183.3) and Harrow (182.8).

Outside London, the local authority are with the highest mortality rate across this period was Middlesbrough (178.0), followed by Hertsmere (166.7), Salford (166.2), Watford (165.2) and Liverpool (150.4).

The ONS figures also show that the local neighbourhood or district in England with the highest number of deaths involving Covid-19 so far is still the area of Crabtree & Fir Vale in Sheffield, which has seen a total of 67 deaths.

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It is followed by Bishop Auckland Central & West in County Durham (38 deaths), Church End in Brent (36 deaths), Nascot Wood in Watford (34 deaths) and Cramlington Town & Beaconhill in Northumberland (34 deaths).

These figures also cover the four months from March to June.

For June alone, north-west England had the highest coronavirus mortality rate of all regions in England – although rates in all regions fell sharply compared with May.

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There were an estimated 9.0 deaths involving Covid-19 per 100,000 population in north-west England across the month, down from 27.5 in the previous month.

North-east England saw the biggest drop, from 33.5 deaths per 100,000 in May to 7.2 per 100,000 in June.

South-west England had the lowest Covid-19 mortality rate in June (2.1). It has recorded the lowest rate of any region in England during each of the last four months.

In London the rate fell from 16.2 in May to 3.1 in June, having peaked at 94.7 in April.

The figures, from the Office for National Statistics, are based on all deaths where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate and which had been registered by July 11.

Ashford in Kent was the local authority in England with the highest mortality rate involving Covid-19 in June, with a rate of 36.5 deaths per 100,000 people. The rate was broadly unchanged on 36.7 in May.

It was followed by Tameside (23.9 in June, down from 38.1 in May); Dover (21.7, down from 25.5); Folkestone & Hythe (21.7, down from 31.9); and Nuneaton & Bedworth (19.9, down from 38.3).

The local authority that had recorded the highest rate in May, Hull, saw its rate drop from 51.3 to 18.0 in June.

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