Covid-19: risk of death in UK care homes 13 times higher than in Germany
by Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent from on (#55481)
Exclusive: figures show Britain second only to Spain among major European countries
Care home residents were more likely to die of Covid-19 in the UK than in any of the major European countries apart from Spain, analysis of global data has revealed.
The proportion of residents dying in UK homes was a third higher than in Ireland and Italy, about double that in France and Sweden and 13 times higher than Germany. The analysis of official statistics was carried out by academics at the London School of Economics as part of the International Long Term Care Policy Network.
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