Social care workers at increased risk of death from coronavirus, ONS finds

Those in sector in England and Wales are significantly more likely to die from Covid-19 than working-age people as a whole Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMen working in social care in England and Wales are 2.5 times more likely to die from Covid-19 than working-age men as a whole, the Office for National Statistics has found.The ONS analysis, which also shows women in social care with a mortality rate twice that of working age women generally, will increase pre