Coronavirus: How death rate in Peterborough compares to rest of the country

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), between March 1 and April 17 there were 90,232 deaths occurring in England and Wales, of which 20,283 involved Covid-19.

The ONS said this means there were 36.2 deaths involving Covid-19 per 100,000 people in England and Wales.

In Peterborough, the rate is 14.4 with 22 deaths in the city over this period.

For context, 206 people died in Peterborough from all causes over the same period.

For coronavirus-linked deaths per 100,000 people, the rate in Fenland is 18.2 (21 deaths), while in Huntingdonshire it is 13.8 (24 deaths) and in Cambridgeshire as a whole it is 17.5 (111 deaths).

In comparison, the rate in Lincolnshire is 10.8 (95 deaths) and in Northamptonshire it is 30.9 (205 deaths).

London had the highest mortality rate with 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people involving Covid-19; this was statistically significantly higher than any other region and almost double the next highest rate.

Nick Stripe, head of health analysis for the ONS, said: “By mid-April, the region with the highest proportion of deaths involving Covid-19 was London, with the virus being involved in more than four in 10 deaths since the start of March.

“In contrast, the region with the lowest proportion of Covid-19 deaths was the South West, which saw just over one in 10 deaths involving coronavirus.

“The 11 local authorities with the highest mortality rates were all London boroughs, with Newham, Brent and Hackney suffering the highest rates of Covid-19 related deaths.

“People living in more deprived areas have experienced Covid-19 mortality rates more than double those living in less deprived areas. General mortality rates are normally higher in more deprived areas, but so far Covid-19 appears to be taking them higher still.”

The ONS’ figures are different to the ones released daily by the Government and NHS due to “the time between death and reporting of the death and the ONS’ wider inclusion criteria”.

The full figures can be viewed at: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/deathsinvolvingcovid19bylocalareasanddeprivation/deathsoccurringbetween1marchand17april/relateddata.