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Ethnic minority groups disproportionally affected by COVID-19 – News-Medical.Net
The study, which assessed the clinical records of more than 17 million adults, also identified inequalities in the risk of needing admission to ICU and the risk of COVID-19-related death.
Working on behalf of NHS England, researchers have conducted a study showing that ethnic minorities have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) endemic in the UK.
In the most extensive European analysis to date, the researchers identified substantial ethnic differences in the risk of testing positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) – the agent responsible for the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The study, which assessed the clini…
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