The death rate from coronavirus in England is more than twice as high among people in disadvantaged areas, according to official data published Friday. There were 55.
1 deaths per 100,000 people involving coronavirus in the areas with the worst rankings for income, health, education and crime -- compared to 25.3 in the least-deprived areas, according to the Office for National Statistics .
"People living in more deprived areas have experienced COVID-19 mortality rates more than double those living in less deprived areas," said Nick Stripe, ONS head of health analysis. The capital had the highest mortality rate in the country, with 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people involving COVID-19. It notes that most minorities are younger on average than the general population, so should be less vulnerable.
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