North-west England has had Britain's highest rate of Covid-19 deaths

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Crude death rate per 100,000 population based on registrations

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North-west 321.1

North-east 305.4

West Midlands 297.6

Wales 296.6

East Midlands 280.8

Yorks and Humb 276.4

East 274.2

England 266.8

South-east 255.2

London 242.1

Scotland 227.8

Northern Ireland 211.7

South-west 174