Analysis: Why Covid kills more people from Britain’s minorities

Professor Nishi Chaturvedi (UCL MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing) considers demography, co-morbidities and age when analysing why more people from minorities are dying from Covid-19. One explanation is demography. The virus hit London first and hardest. But even when you take these regional differences into account there is a mismatch. In particular, if you take into account that ethnic minorities are generally younger - particularly important for Covid-19 where 90% of deaths are in people over 60 - the ethnic differences become even more stark. Co-morbidities could play a role. The black population, where the discrepancy appears to be greatest, is particularly afflicted with hypertension.
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