New figures have revealed that a total of 37 people in Coalville and the surrounding areas lost their lives to Office for National Statistics.

All but two of the areas around Coalville now show that the mortality rate is decreasing.

The worst-hit area is Coalville itself which recorded nine deaths, all of them coming in April.

Hugglescote and Bardon Hill recorded four deaths while Ibstock had three - two of those in May.

Three people lost their lives in the Agar Nook area - all of those coming in April along with the two deaths recorded in Whitwick.

There were seven deaths in the Stanton Under Bardon and Markfield area - five in April.

Thringstone had four while the Coleorton and Ravenstone area recorded five.

The map, which requires users to enter their postcode, is careful not to reveal actual locations of the fatalities.

Six weeks ago, Coalville Nub News in gave the figures that had been released at the beginning of May Number of recorded deaths in Coalville and the surrounding area

London had recorded the highest fatality rate in both March and April, with rates of 27.8 deaths per 100,000 population and 94.1 deaths per 100,000 respectively.

The local authority with the highest Covid-19 mortality rate in May was Preston in Lancashire, with a rate of 51.1 deaths per 100,000 people.

The total number of deaths in the UK occurring in March and April this year that were registered by May 15 was 147,785 – which is 43 per cent more than the average for the same time period over the last five years, according to the ONS.

Of the total number of deaths – 38,156 – a quarter involved Covid-19.

Numbers of infections in England continue to fall too, according to new figures published on Friday.

Since the end of April, the totals have fallen from 5,600 new infections per day to 4,500.

The 24-hour total death total increased by 151 people across the UK.

World cases have now topped the seven million mark – currently 7,199,554 – and the death tally is 408,737.

Nearly half of those who have tested positive have now recovered (3,536,686).