A third of UK’s patients who have contracted COVID-19 are from black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) groups.
A report by the Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre (ICNARC) found 14 percent were Asian, 14 percent black and 7 percent described themselves as other.
The London-based charity conducted the study of 2,249 patients which has raised fears that non-white communities could suffer a disproportionate amount of deaths during the pandemic. Ethnic minorities tend to be poorer than the rest of society and are often hit the hardest by disease, the report said.
Midland area of the UK has the highest numbers of British- Pakistani died from the coronavirus. Family sources confirm that some leading businessmen of British- Pakistani origin has been infected with the dangerous virus and currently are under treatment in various hospitals.
According to the report, ICNARC have been notified of 2621 admissions to critical care units in England, Wales and Northern Ireland with confirmed COVID-19 either at or after admission to critical care. Of these, early data covering the first 24 hours in the critical care unit have been submitted to ICNARC for 2384 admissions of 2249 patients Of the 2249 patients, 346 patients have died, 344 patients were discharged alive from critical care and 1559 patients were last reported as still being in critical care. The finding discovers those living in poverty smoke and drink alcohol more are more likely to be obese all of which increase the likelihood of chronic health conditions. Patients with pre-existing health troubles struggle to fight off COVID-19 before it causes deadly complications such as pneumonia, the summary of the finding said.
Poor people are also more likely to use public transport more often and live in crowded houses driving up their chance of catching and spreading the virus. Anecdotal evidence has also suggested that ethnic minorities are more likely to fall seriously ill with the coronavirus, the report suggests.
