UK finds lower income areas have double the death rate of affluent areas

The figures showed that the mortality rate from COVID-19 in the most deprived areas of England was 55.1 deaths per 100,000, compared to 25.3 per 100,000 in the least deprived places.

A man wearing a protective face mask as people queue outside a Sainsbury's supermarket in south west London as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in London, Britain, March 24, 2020

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ByREUTERS

MAY 1, 2020 13:05

UK finds lower income areas have double the death rate of affluent areas

The figures showed that the mortality rate from COVID-19 in the most deprived areas of England was 55.1 deaths per 100,000, compared to 25.3 per 100,000 in the least deprived places.

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