How does Sheffield's coronavirus death rate compare with other cities? Here's the breakdown

A total of 228 people have now died with coronavirus at hospital in Sheffield, with more than 120 having succumbed to the virus at care homes in the city.
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But despite the tragic and sobering toll, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals Sheffield actually has one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates of any city in England.

It has calculated the deaths per 100,000 population up to April 17 for local authorities across the country, and this is how Sheffield compares with other cities.

Sheffield has a lower coronavirus death rate than many cities, including Manchester and Leeds (pic: Getty Images)Sheffield has a lower coronavirus death rate than many cities, including Manchester and Leeds (pic: Getty Images)
Sheffield has a lower coronavirus death rate than many cities, including Manchester and Leeds (pic: Getty Images)
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More people have died with the virus in London than anywhere else in the UK, and the borough of Newham has the country’s highest coronavirus death rate of 144 per 100,000 people.

Outside of the capital, the death rate is particularly high in Liverpool (82) and Birmingham (78), while Manchester, Nottingham, Derby and Leeds all have a higher death rate than Sheffield.

The ONS statistics include deaths at hospitals, in care homes and elsewhere in the community but they are only published weekly and take longer to compile, hence why the figures only run up to April 17.

The daily figures published by NHS England only include deaths in hospitals.

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Here are the COVID-19 age-standardised mortality rates for cities in England, according to the ONS:

York: 21

Brighton and Hove: 27

Sheffield: 33

Leeds: 34

Nottingham: 37

Leicester: 39

Newcastle upon Tyne: 41

Manchester: 60

Derby: 63

Sunderland: 63

Birmingham: 78

Liverpool: 82