Covid England: A FIFTH of all care home residents have died in worst-hit areas, figures suggest

More than a fifth of care home residents have died of Covid in the worst-hit parts of England in the North since the start of the pandemic, official data suggests. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today show the number of care home residents who died in England and Wales was a fifth higher … Read more

Covid England: A FIFTH of all care home residents have died in worst-hit areas, figures suggest

More than a fifth of care home residents have died of Covid in the worst-hit parts of England in the North since the start of the pandemic, official data suggests. Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released today show the number of care home residents who died in England and Wales was a fifth higher … Read more

Coronavirus: Student areas make up majority of worst-hit places in England’s second wave

Student areas in Nottingham, Manchester and Durham were the worst-hit places in England in the second wave of Covid with up to one in five people getting sick, MailOnline can reveal. Figures showing the areas hardest hit by coronavirus between September and April reveal that a staggering 18 per cent of the population was infected … Read more

Covid: UK falls out of 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths thanks to vaccine rollout

Britain is no longer one of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during the coronavirus pandemic, figures show.  The UK has suffered 121,000 more deaths than expected since March last year — a rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000 people, according to analysis of official figures by the Economist, putting it at number … Read more

Britain falls out of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during Covid pandemic

Britain is no longer one of the 20 worst-hit countries for excess deaths during the pandemic, figures show.  The UK has a rolling rate of 183 excess fatalities per 100,000, according to analysis of official figures by the Economist, putting it at number 21 behind Italy (197).  Excess deaths are calculated by taking fatalities from all … Read more

Coronavirus England: Interactive map shows worst-hit areas

An interactive map that breaks down new coronavirus cases by postcode has revealed a neighbourhood near a university in Bradford was the worst-hit part of England last week. Public Health England figures show that Shearbridge, in the south west of the city in West Yorkshire, recorded 32 cases in the week that ended July 26.  The … Read more

Coronavirus England: Interactive map shows worst-hit areas

An interactive map that breaks down new coronavirus cases by postcode has revealed a neighbourhood near a university in Bradford was the worst-hit part of England last week. Public Health England figures show that Shearbridge, in the south west of the city in West Yorkshire, recorded 32 cases in the week that ended July 26.  The … Read more

Coronavirus England: EIGHT of 50 worst-hit authorities in south

Only eight of England’s 50 areas worst-hit by coronavirus are in the South, according to official data that lays bare the country’s North-South divide amid the growing threat of more ‘local lockdowns’. Leicester — the first city in UK to be struck by further Covid-controlling measures — has the worst infection rate in the country, … Read more

Coronavirus England: EIGHT of 50 worst-hit authorities in south

Only eight of England’s 50 areas worst-hit by coronavirus are in the South, according to official data that lays bare the country’s North-South divide amid the growing threat of more ‘local lockdowns’. Leicester — the first city in UK to be struck by further Covid-controlling measures — has the worst infection rate in the country, … Read more

More than HALF of residents’ in province worst-hit by coronavirus have antibodies

Italy nears ‘herd immunity’: More than HALF of residents’ in province worst-hit by coronavirus have antibodies amid ongoing debate over what protection they provide More than half residents in Italy’s province, Bergamo have COVID-19 antibodies 57% had antibodies indicating they had come into contact with the coronavirus Health authorities in Bergamo said the results were … Read more