Reading's neighbourhoods worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic have been revealed in the first annual death toll of the virus.

According to the data, published by the Office for National Statistics, 304 people in Reading died due to Covid-19 in the 12 months from March last year. 

That's a rate of 160.1 per 100,000 people. 

The peak month for deaths was January when 82 were recorded.

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The figures also show which of Reading's 26 neighbourhoods saw the most and fewest deaths of residents over the 12-month period.

Factors behind a larger number can include the number of care homes in a particular area.

Here are all the neighbourhoods and how many people died due to Covid-19: 

Battle and Caversham Bridge: 9

Lower Caversham: 6

Caversham Balmore Park: 17

Caversham Heights: 1

Emmer Green: 3

Reading Central: 2

Norcot North: 24

Norcot South: 10

Coley Park: 26

Wokingham Road: 14

Southcote: 8

Kennet Island and Green Park: 10

Leighton Park: 12

Palmer Park: 4

Tilehurst North: 6

Tilehurst South: 9

Southampton Street and Redlands Road: 9

Whitley Wood: 9

Leighton Park: 13

Lower Earley North: 8

Lower Earley South: 3

Earley: 8

Southlake: 4

Woodley South: 10

Woodley East: 1

Winnersh: 20

Sonning and Woodley North: 12