Most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal the 13 areas in Sheffield with the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths.Most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal the 13 areas in Sheffield with the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths.
Most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal the 13 areas in Sheffield with the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths.

The 13 areas in Sheffield with the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths

Most recent figures from the Office for National Statistics recorded between March 1 and June 30 reveals the areas in Sheffield with the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths.

The data shows how many people have died from coronavirus in each neighbourhood in England and Wales.

Crabtree and Fir Vale had the highest percentage of Covid-19 deaths in Sheffield, between March 1 and June 30, with 60% of patients dying after contracting the virus.

Greg Fell, director for Public Health Sheffield, said the figures were high due to the number of care homes in the area.

He added it was also one of the more socioeconomically deprived parts of the city and deaths from COVID-19 are closely related to deprivation

Out of the 13 areas in the city with the highest volume of virus related fatalities, Park Hill and Wybourn ranked lowest with 34.4% people passing away after testing positive for coronavirus.

Figures from the Office for National Statistics include deaths where Covid-19 was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate as a contributory factor but does not include neonatal fatalities.

The most recent data is based on the date of death occurrence in each month between March 1 and June 30, 2020 and registered up to (and including) 11 July 2020.

To protect confidentiality, a small number of deaths have been reallocated between neighbouring areas and figures for some areas may be different to previously published data.

Find out which areas in Sheffield had the highest percentage of Covid-19 related deaths during this period below.

Editor's message: Thank you for reading this story. The dramatic events of 2020 are having a major impact on our advertisers and thus our revenues. The Star is more reliant than ever on you taking out a digital subscription to support our journalism. You can subscribe here for unlimited access to Sheffield news and information online. Every subscription helps us continue providing trusted, local journalism and campaign on your behalf for our city.