People from Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and mixed ethnicities were also found to be significantly more likely to die from coronavirus than their white counterparts.
Black men and women in the U.K. are four times more likely to die from COVID-19 than white people, according to new data looking at the ethnicity of those who have succumbed to the disease.
People from Bangladeshi and Pakistani, Indian, and mixed ethnicities were also found to be significantly more likely to die from coronavirus than their white counterparts. The ONS report looking into COVID-19 related deaths by ethnic group in England and Wales between March 2 and April 10, states:"This provisional analysis has shown that the risk of death involving the coronavirus among some ethnic groups is significantly higher than that of those of White ethnicity.
"People of Bangladeshi and Pakistani, Indian, and Mixed ethnicities also had statistically significant raised risk of death involving COVID-19 compared with those of White ethnicity.
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