More people with dementia died from COVID-19 in England and Wales compared to any other pre-existing condition, according to new figures. Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK’s leading dementia research charity, has called on government to do more to protect people with dementia from COVID-19 following the news.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that of the 33,841 deaths including COVID-19 in England and Wales between March 1 and April 30, 6,887 (20.4%) had dementia and Alzheimer’s disease as the main pre-existing health condition.
These findings come on the same day as statistics show that over 40% of people who died due to COVID-19 in care homes also had dementia….
