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Hundreds of cities and towns in the UK have yet to record a single death from coronavirus, new postcode data shows.
A map released by the Office for National Statistics suggests that the majority of Covid-19 related deaths have been in densely populated cities like London, Birmingham and Manchester, and along the transportation routes that link them.
However, the areas that are further away seem to have gotten rid of the worst of the highly infectious virus.
ONS data suggests that large parts of Wales and south west and east England have not been affected by the fatal error.
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The map, which only covers England and Wales, looks at 20,283 Covid-19-related deaths recorded between March 1 and April 17.
In Cornwall alone, there are 24 cities that have not seen a single life lost.
In Suffolk, at least 23 local authorities have reported no deaths related to the pandemic, and another 21 in Norfolk.
The same is true for nine cities and towns in Conwy County in Wales, seven in Pembrokeshire, five in Gwynedd and another five in Ceredigion.
Despite London being a particular entry point for the virus, which accounts for more than half of all the nation’s deaths, the capital has three areas that have not yet succumbed.
Lambeth North, Borough and Southwark Street or North Acton have yet to record a single fatality.
It comes after separate figures revealed that a shocking North-South divide had opened during the coronavirus crisis, with people in communities in the North and Midlands at increased risk of contracting the killer bug.
According to experts, people in the poorest areas are twice as likely to die from the virus as those in affluent areas of the country.
New research shows that Middlesbrough and Walsall have the highest infection rates in the country, with Wolverhampton, Gateshead and St Helens also among places where the disease has spread widely.
Figures released by the Center for Progressive Policy this week show that of the 20 places with the highest infection rates, only one, Luton, is in the south.
This is supported by separate data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which shows that Covid-19 death rates are more than double in the poorest areas.
Figures show that the number of deaths in disadvantaged areas is 55.1 per 100,000 in England, compared to 25.3 in richer areas.
Also in the 10 areas with the highest number of infections per 100,000 people are Sandwell, Knowsley, Blackpool and Sunderland.
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