WILTSHIRE'S coronavirus mortality rates have been revealed.

Two sets of data published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the county's age-standardised death rates for deaths involving Covid-19 - as well as rates for all causes, between March 1 and May 31. 

You can see a map of where and when deaths occured here

According to the figures looking specifically at Covid mortality, which take into account deaths where coronavirus was the underlying cause or was mentioned on the death certificate, Wiltshire had a mortality rate of 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people back in March.

This figure skyrocketed to 34.2 in April, when the pandemic reached its peak, and dropped to 20.7 last month following a decline in the number of infections.

Figures showing mortality rates for deaths of all causes are naturally higher.

According to these, only a small number of people passed away as a result of coronavirus in March as the overall death rate - 81 deaths per 100,000 persons - was much higher than the virus' 3.7.

However, last month, when the overall mortality rate was 84.4 and the virus' 20.7, almost one in four deaths that were recorded in Wiltshire was related to Covid-19.

Nationally, over the three-month period, the Covid-19 death rate for England was 81.9 per 100,000 persons.

The South West, with its 41.2 rate, continued to have the lowest mortality rate overall and during each of the last three months.