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According to figures released this week by the National Health Service England, among the 13,918 patients who died in hospitals till April 17 after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, 16.2 per cent were of black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) background and those identifying with Indian ethnicity made up 3 per cent of that.
People of Indian origin in the UK have emerged as one of the worst affected minority groups from the coronavirus pandemic, according to an official data on COVID-19 deaths in hospitals across England.
The UK’s death toll due to the Covid-19 coronavirus is the fourth highest in Europe, behind Italy, Spain and France, which have already passed 20,000 deaths.
