It confirmed that black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) people are more likely to die from Covid-19. People are understandably angry about injustices and as Health Secretary I feel a deep responsibility because this pandemic has exposed huge disparities in the health of our nation. Shadow health and social care secretary Jonathan Ashworth said that the findings outlined by Matt Hancock confirm that Covid-19 "thrives on inequalities". Compared to previous years, death from all causes was almost four times higher than expected among black males, almost three times higher in Asian males and almost two times higher in white males. Among females, deaths were almost three times higher in this period in black, mixed and other females, and 2.4 times higher in Asian females compared with 1.6 times in white females.

Source: Daily Mirror June 02, 2020 12:12 UTC