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Coronavirus Is Killing More People in Poorest Parts of U.K.

A man walks his dog in a housing estate in Hackney, London.

A man walks his dog in a housing estate in Hackney, London.

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The coronavirus is killing people in the poorest parts of the U.K. at more than twice the rate as elsewhere, according to data compiled by the Office for National Statistics.