With a disproportionate number of BAME in #frontline deaths & the general population- Why are @NHSScotland not also investigating this issue & why are we not carrying out ethnic monitoring of #COVID19 deaths in Scotland? @jasonleitch @DrGregorSmith
Data show males in the Bangladeshi & Pakistani ethnic group were 3.6 times more likely to have a #coronavirus-related death than white males, while for females the figure was 3.4 times more likely.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/b…
Males of Indian ethnicity are 2.4 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than white males. The figure for females of Indian ethnicity is slightly higher, at 2.7.
For Chinese ethnic group, the ONS found a raised risk among males but not females. Males are 1.9 times more likely to die from #COVID19 19, while the figure for females is 1.2.
The data is based on deaths involving #COVID19 19 in England & Wales which occurred between March 2 and April 10.itv.com/news/2020-05-0…
The ONS said results shows difference between ethnic groups in #COVID19 mortality is partly result of socio-economic disadvantage & other circumstances, but remaining part of difference has not yet been explained. Which begs question why are we not investigating it in Scotland?
Separate analysis by University College London (UCL) published on Thursday found people from BAME communities in England are 2 to 3x more likely to die from coronavirus.
After accounting for region & age, the UCL found that:-
The risk of death from the virus for people of black African heritage was was 3.24 times higher than the general population.
In people of Pakistani background it was 3.29 times higher.
The risk of death was 2.41 times higher for people of Bangladeshi heritage. In people of black Caribbean background the risk of death was 2.21 times higher.
For people of Indian backgrounds the risk was 1.7 times higher.
The risk for people from white British backgrounds was 0.88 times lower. For people of white Irish backgrounds, the risk was 0.52 times (half) lower.
Where is our data to see what the trie picture of deaths are in Scotland, if even the UK govt considers it to be an issue of concern and have ordered an investigation then why hasn’t the @scotgov
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