Sixty one Wellingborough lives claimed by coronavirus

The Covid-19 pandemic has claimed 61 lives in Wellingborough since the beginning of March.

Data released by the Office for National Statistics has shown the impact of the virus on every neighbourhood in the borough.

The worst-hit area was Central Wellingborough which has recorded twelve Covid-19 deaths since the beginning of March.

Across the borough, there were two deaths in March, 36 in April and 23 in May.

The fatality figures for each neighbourhood are as follows:

- Earls Barton and Great Doddington (inc Wilby, Sywell and Ecton): April 2, May 5 - TOTAL: 7

- Irchester, Wollaston, Bozeat (inc Grendon): April 6, May 2 - TOTAL: 8

- Croyland (inc Kingsway & Doddington Road areas): April 2 - TOTAL: 2

- Queensway (inc Shelley Road area) March 1, April 4, May 3 - TOTAL: 8

- Brickhill (inc Brickhill Road and Lea Way) April 2, May 3 - TOTAL: 5

- Central Wellingborough - March 1, April 9, May 2 - TOTAL: 12

- Victoria and Isebrook (inc Mill Road and Knox Road areas) - April 4, May 7 - TOTAL: 11

- Rixon (inc Northern Way, Oakway and Nest Lane areas) - April 3, May 1 - TOTAL: 4

- Finedon, Isham and Harrowden - May 1 - TOTAL: 1

- Redwell - April 2, May 1: TOTAL: 3

The government has split the country into areas called 'middle layer super output areas' of around 7,200 people so that it can make direct comparisons between the areas. They are loosely based on council wards.

The figures released by the ONS today show the number of deaths occurring between March 1 and May 31 that were registered by June 6 with Covid-19 as the underlying cause of death or mentioned as a contributory factor.

The numbers are linked to the area a person was from, not where their death occurred.