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May 2020
One coronavirus death at Harrogate hospital as study points out inequalities
Harrogate District Hospital has reported that one more of its patients who tested positive for coronavirus has died, taking the hospital's total number up to 47.
The patient died yesterday and was announced with a further 352 in England's hospitals, 40 in Scotland, 17 in Wales, and 18 in Northern Ireland.
This comes as the Office for National Statistics revealed that the mortality rate in poorer communities is higher than those in more affluent areas.
The study is "age-standardised" which means that it takes into account the size and age structure of the population.
Poorer areas have a death rate of 55.1 per 100,000 people but richer areas have a much lower rate of 25.3 per 100,000 people.
Harrogate, which is considered to be one of the least deprived areas, has a mortality rate of 23 per 100,000 people.
The local authorities with the highest rates were all London boroughs like Newham, Brent, and Hackney which all have rates above 127.
Nick Stripe, the head of health analysis at the Office for National Statistics, said:
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