Covid-19 has killed 43 people in Corby since the start of the pandemic

The data has just been released by the ONS

Coronavirus has taken the lives of 43 Corby people in just two months.

Figures released by the Office For National Statistics today show that the worst hit area of Corby is the Old Village and Weldon area with nine deaths since the beginning of April. The area incorporates Corby Old Village, Priors Hall Park, Weldon and Stanion.

Across the whole borough there were 26 deaths in April and 17 in May. There were no Covid-19 deaths in Corby in March.

An interactive map shows the deaths for each neighbourhood through the entire pandemic to date. The numbers are as follows

- Rowlett, Rockingham and Cottingham area (inc the villages and the north end of Willowbrook Road / Rockingham Road): April no deaths, May one death. TOTAL: 1

- Corby North (inc Shire Road, Willowbrook Road, Rowlett Road area): April four deaths, May three deaths. TOTAL: 7

- Lodge Park (inc Shetland Way area and Beanfield Avenue area): April four deaths, May four deaths. TOTAL: 8

- Corby Village & Weldon (inc Old Village, Weldon, Priors Hall Park, Stanion): April six deaths, May three deaths. TOTAL: 9

- Corby town (inc the town centre & Exeter estate): April two deaths, May three deaths: TOTAL: 5

- Corby Kingswood (inc Kingswood & Hazel Leys): April four deaths, May one death: TOTAL: 5

- Great Oakley & Danesholme: April five deaths, May one death: TOTAL: 6

- Snatchill (inc Oakley Vale): April one death, May one death: TOTAL: 2

The government has broken down the whole country into 'middle layer super output areas' that have about 7,200 people living in them to make comparisons easier. They are loosely based on council wards.

The latest data shows all deaths between the beginning of March and the end of May, which were registered up to June 6, but there is a time delay between the deaths and their registration. The deaths are linked with where the person lived, not where they died.

A total of 202 people have died at neighbouring Kettering General Hospital since the start of the outbreak. The Rothwell Road hospital has struggled to get the number of cases coming through its doors under control and yesterday it, and Northampton General Hospital, recorded the highest number of deaths in the country.