The number of people in the Altrincham area who died from Covid-19 in January was a third of the total recorded in April 2020.
New data released by the Office for National Statistics has revealed that 13 people in the Altrincham area – which includes Hale, Bowdon, Broadheath, Hale Barns and Timperley – were recorded as having died in January with Covid as the main underlying factor.
While that is a tragically high number, it is actually only a third of the total to have died from coronavirus in April 2020, the deadliest month so far, when 39 passed away.
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It was also only one more that the figure for December 2020, suggesting there was not a significant spike related to the relaxing of restrictions on Christmas Day.
Overall, the figures show that coronavirus has now cost a total of 130 lives in the Altrincham area.
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