The borough of Lewisham has recorded the fourth highest coronavirus death rates in England among confirmed cases of the disease, new figures show.

Up to May 13 2020, the mortality rate for male confirmed Covid-19 cases in Lewisham stood at 181.5 deaths per 100,000 population, while for women the rate was 100.0) per 100,000.

The figures, published by NHS England, show that the eight local authority areas with the highest death rates among male confirmed cases were all in London, with Brent the highest with 244.9 deaths per 100,000 followed by Lambeth (213.3 deaths per 100,000 population) and Newham (196.6) .

The local authority area outside London with the highest death rate among males is Middlesbrough (156.0) followed by Luton (154.7).

For women, seven of the top 10 areas are in London, though Middlesbrough is ranked second (104.7 deaths per 100,000 population), followed by the London boroughs of Lambeth (100.8) and Lewisham (100.0).

Salford is ranked seventh (91.6) and Sunderland is ranked 10th (80.6).

Across England as a whole, the death rate among confirmed cases was highest in London for both males (140.3 per 100,000 population) and females (66.8).

South-west England had the lowest death rate among confirmed cases for both males (33.1) and females (16.3).

In every region of England, the death rate in males was higher than females.

All figures are age-standardised death rates and are based on laboratory-confirmed cases of Covid-19.