Re: ONS: Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and deprivation Archived Message Posted by Tomski on May 1, 2020, 4:17 pm, in reply to "ONS: Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and deprivation" https://www.rt.com/uk/487505-coronavirus-deaths-double-poorest/ Poorest in England MORE THAN TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19 as richest, new stats reveal New UK figures show that the deadly coronavirus does indeed discriminate in unequal societies, and badly, revealing that Covid-19 deaths in the most deprived areas of England are over double the amount in the least deprived areas. Data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday reveal the shocking consequences of being poor in England. For deaths involving Covid-19 between March 1 and April 17, the mortality rate in the most deprived areas was 55.1 deaths per 100,000 population, compared to 25.3 deaths in the least deprived areas. The mortality rate of deaths involving COVID-19 in the most deprived areas of England was more than double that in the least deprived areas:- most deprived: 55.1 deaths per 100,000 population - least deprived: 25.3 deaths per 100,000 populationhttps://t.co/njvMrM5re4pic.twitter.com/QJdzE9KU6h — Office for National Statistics (ONS) (@ONS) May 1, 2020 Nick Stripe, head of health analysis at the ONS, said that “General mortality rates are normally higher in more deprived areas,” but Covid-19 appears to be shifting those rates even higher. The worst-affected area in the whole country is Newham in London, which had 144 deaths per 100,000 population. London overall has suffered most from coronavirus, with 85.7 deaths per 100,000 people, a figure described as “significantly” worse than anywhere else in the UK. The local authorities with the highest mortality rates were all in the UK capital’s boroughs. The striking Covid-19 statistics ostensibly go against British PM Boris Johnson’s assertion that other nations around the world have been looking on in envy at his government’s handling of the pandemic.. Effing toff. Etc. Message Thread: ONS: Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and deprivation - Der May 1, 2020, 10:36 am Re: ONS: Deaths involving COVID-19 by local area and deprivation - Tomski May 1, 2020, 4:17 pm Yep. "Poorest in England MORE THAN TWICE as likely to die from Covid-19 as richest". nm - Der May 1, 2020, 5:45 pm BiBiC had to report it ... - Tomski May 1, 2020, 11:20 pm True?....as the BBC say, it only "suggests"....and Israel disputes this! nm) - Ed May 2, 2020, 12:07 am Wonder if they will report on what 'class' of people flew the virus in in the first place :| - walter May 2, 2020, 11:02 am   Searching