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<p>Public Health England (PHE) led a rapid review to better understand how a number
of different factors can impact on how people are affected by COVID-19. This included
an analysis of age, sex (male and female), deprivation, geography, ethnicity, and
other factors, where surveillance data was available to PHE.</p><p>The review found
that among people with a positive test, those who were 80 or older were 70 times more
likely to die, compared with those under 40. These were the largest disparities found
in this analysis and are consistent with what has been previously reported in the
United Kingdom.</p><p>No comparisons have been made between the vulnerability of someone
aged between 70 and 80 and someone aged 40 with underlying health problems to the
impact of COVID-19.</p><p>Some analyses outlined in the review are provisional and
will continue to be improved. Further work is planned to obtain, link and analyse
data that will complement these analyses.</p><p>A copy of PHE’s report <em>Disparities
in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19</em> is attached.</p>
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