Second quarterly report on progress to address COVID-19 health inequalities

Edited 2 instances where the groups being compared were not accurate, as follows. In the ‘Executive summary’, ‘Summary’ section: “For example, in the first wave, Black African people were 4.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than White British people but in the early part of the second wave the risk of death was the same for Black African and White British people.” This has been changed to: “For example, in the first wave, Black African men were 4.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than White British men of the same age but in the early part of the second wave the risk of death was the same for Black African and White British men.” In the ‘Data and evidence’ chapter, ‘4.3 Results’, ‘Hazard ratios’ section: “In the first wave, Black African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi men were 4.5, 2.7 and 3.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 respectively than White British men of the same age. In the second wave (to date) the mortality risk remained high for Pakistani and Bangladeshi men (4.8 and 4.1) but not for Black ethnic groups which had the same rate as White British.” This has been changed to: “In the first wave, Black African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi men were 4.5, 2.7 and 3.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 respectively than White British men of the same age. In the second wave (to date) the mortality risk remained high for Pakistani and Bangladeshi men (4.8 and 4.1) but not for men from Black ethnic groups who had the same rate as White British men.”

First published.