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ONS map to see how many covid deaths in your area

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Genty Sat 02-Jan-21 10:24:48

In my area there have only been 7 covid deaths since covid started.

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/causesofdeath/articles/deathsinvolvingcovid19interactivemap/2020-06-12

Ellianne Mon 04-Jan-21 16:48:10

Just to put minds at rest from areas being discussed here:
Breaking news ......
The latest weekly Covid-19 rankings which list every local authority in England show nine of the 11 areas in Devon and Cornwall had the lowest rates as 2020 ended - with Torbay the lowest in the whole country.

henetha Sun 03-Jan-21 12:30:38

My maternal grandmother, born in Ugborough, was one of 13 children, so just imagine how many distant cousins I must have. Maybe you are one of them! smile
Let's hope we will all be free from this nightmare soon.

growstuff Sat 02-Jan-21 18:53:17

Crikey sharon! That's a high case fatality rate. I assume some cases haven't been reported or you have a hospital, where some people have died.

sharon103 Sat 02-Jan-21 18:51:12

There's 13 deaths and 26 cases in my area.

growstuff Sat 02-Jan-21 18:51:07

There is nowhere in the country now with no deaths. Even the Scottish islands and the Isles of Scilly now have had some. It could just be your local council ward/parish quizqueen. There's only been one death in my local area and I know who it was, but there have been a number of cases. The serious ones go to a hospital outside the area.

quizqueen Sat 02-Jan-21 18:44:32

No deaths in my area at all and I don't know of anyone who has had covid either. I live on the south coast in a popular retirement area with lots of care homes too.

Casdon Sat 02-Jan-21 18:39:01

I think it must be calculated differently in England to Wales. In Wales all the deaths are allocated against the MSOA by using the patient’s home address postcode. I checked my local general hospital postcode where I know there have been lots of Covid deaths, and it has very low numbers, so I know that to be the case. It also says everyday on the report from Public health Wales that the figures for Powys (where I live) are inaccurate, because of the number of deaths of Powys residents in English hospitals, with it being a border county.

growstuff Sat 02-Jan-21 18:31:31

henetha

There are quite a few care homes in Torquay, growstuff.
I lived there for 50 years; I'm so glad I moved eastwards into the countryside.
Fascinating that you have done family research in this area. Maybe we are distant cousins! But a lot of my ancestors come from the Ugborough district, down near Plymouth.

My paternal grandmother's family lived in south Devon for generations. They were mainly fishermen from around Salcombe or tenant farmers from the various South Hams villages and hamlets. I once spent a few days in the area, driving around some of the places they had lived, so I know how sparsely populated the inland areas are. It's not the sort of place where Covid-19 would be rife.

growstuff Sat 02-Jan-21 18:23:30

Peasblossom

Deaths are registered in the area where the death took place, not the area where the person lived, so deaths that took place in hospital will be registered to that immediate area.
The hospital registrar will register the death.

You will only be seeing the COVID deaths that happened at home for your area. It wont tell you how many people who live in your area have died from COVID.

I know this from personal experience.

Thank you Peasblossom. I thought that might be the case. It could explain why there's only been one death in my area, which is a small area of about 10,000 people. There aren't any care homes or hospitals, whereas a neighbouring town with a high number of deaths has many care homes.

PamelaJ1 Sat 02-Jan-21 18:21:12

I go to digital.nhs.U.K. Once a week to see how it is trending here. You can choose your postcode and a radius of that spot.

Ellianne Sat 02-Jan-21 18:11:16

Weird, I checked today and Devon is now lower than Cornwall, who were tier 1?

Katek Sat 02-Jan-21 16:54:39

The population of our council ward is around 4500 and we have had only 2 deaths.

Chocgran Sat 02-Jan-21 16:43:13

Only seven in our area, which includes at least two nursing homes and a large elderly population.

Callistemon Sat 02-Jan-21 16:39:45

Chardy

Those areas are tiny. I walk the dog every morning for an hour, starting in my ward (obviously!), through 2 more and touch another. Then back again.

I think the MSOA areas vary greatly in size, is it according to population for census purposes?

It would take me more than a day to walk round ours!

Peasblossom Sat 02-Jan-21 15:53:44

Oh yes, at home or in a care home. Not just at home. Sorry.

You’ll see areas with a hospital have a very big green spot.

HurdyGurdy Sat 02-Jan-21 15:27:42

Five in our area, over all months. One care home in that postcode.

One of those deaths may well be my friend's mother who died about a month ago. She did have Covid earlier this year, was in hospital for quite a while, but recovered, but didn't die from it.

Chardy Sat 02-Jan-21 15:16:07

Those areas are tiny. I walk the dog every morning for an hour, starting in my ward (obviously!), through 2 more and touch another. Then back again.

Peasblossom Sat 02-Jan-21 14:36:44

Deaths are registered in the area where the death took place, not the area where the person lived, so deaths that took place in hospital will be registered to that immediate area.
The hospital registrar will register the death.

You will only be seeing the COVID deaths that happened at home for your area. It wont tell you how many people who live in your area have died from COVID.

I know this from personal experience.

Maggymay Sat 02-Jan-21 13:09:12

1 since March population 7,500.

Jaxjacky Sat 02-Jan-21 12:49:50

In our parish, approximately 10.000 people 5 deaths in March, 1 in November.

Redhead56 Sat 02-Jan-21 12:28:25

My area 5 since March knowing these figures makes me stop panicking so much thanks for the link.

henetha Sat 02-Jan-21 12:11:48

There are quite a few care homes in Torquay, growstuff.
I lived there for 50 years; I'm so glad I moved eastwards into the countryside.
Fascinating that you have done family research in this area. Maybe we are distant cousins! But a lot of my ancestors come from the Ugborough district, down near Plymouth.

EllanVannin Sat 02-Jan-21 11:50:38

That's wrong----it's 12 deaths. MSOA Wirral 001 area.

EllanVannin Sat 02-Jan-21 11:47:24

The 14 deaths are overall the months.

EllanVannin Sat 02-Jan-21 11:45:31

In my particular area there have been 14 deaths. Wallasey East.