'I'm worried about the health of my daughters and my family. I was the first person to say that I will not earn a wage in this period and if even one Euro enters my account I'll give it back.'
The data, compiled from analysis conducted between March 2 and April 10, is the latest to indicate marked differences in how the outbreak affects different ethnic groups.
The ONS said its findings suggested differences were in part a result of geographic and socio-economic factors, such as deprivation. Black people accounted for six percent of the overall deaths from COVID-19 during the analysis period. A total of 83.8 percent of deaths were of people of white ethnicity.
The ONS linked its data to the last national census in 2011 in which people self-reported their ethnicity.
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