Coronavirus: A quarter of COVID-19 patients who died in England had diabetes

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Meanwhile, latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics show an average of 148,000 people in England had coronavirus at any given time between 27 April and 10 May.

There seemed little difference between young and older people when it came to who caught COVID-19, even though it has been widely reported that the elderly are more vulnerable to the virus. However, among people working in patient-facing healthcare and social care roles, 1.33% tested positive.Professor Partha Kar, national speciality adviser for diabetes for the NHS, said:"It is clear that people with diabetes are more at risk of dying from COVID-19.

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