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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Daniel Keane

Greater risk of infection behind high ethnic minority deaths during Covid pandemic, study finds

Ethnic minority groups experienced higher rates of severe illness and death from Covid because of their greater risk of becoming infected, a major study has concluded.

Researchers at the University of Manchester found that high transmission of the virus was the most significant factor behind increased mortality in ethnic minority communities.

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