On 17th June, The Press and Journal published an article that highlighted an important fact related to Woodside. The figures revealed that the Coronavirus death toll is connected to the level of poverty. Woodside has suffered the highest number of Covid-19 deaths per head of population in the North East. The breakdown reveals that 17 people have lost their lives in Woodside, in a population of 3,989 – which is the 17th highest death rate in the country.