Coronavirus: 9 in 10 dying have existing illness, ONS data shows
More than nine in 10 people dying with coronavirus have an underlying health condition, figures from the Office for National Statistics show.
looked at nearly 4,000 deaths during March in England and Wales where coronavirus was mentioned on the death certificate.The most common was heart disease, followed by dementia and respiratory illness.What else does the analysis say?Men are twice as likely to die with coronavirus.The ONS has also looked to what extent coronavirus is causing the death of individuals rather than another condition being more of a factor.
He pointed out the risk of dying from heart disease and strokes had fallen, which could suggest they were dying from coronavirus instead of other things. But he said there was other evidence which suggested the deaths were"on top of" what would be expected. He said further research and debate were needed to explore the true impact of the virus on mortality."Coronavirus is doing more than taking the place of other causes of death for people who would otherwise have died this month," he said."People like these, with multiple health conditions, do have lower life expectancy, but these figures don't say exactly how many months or years coronavirus has taken off their life.
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