Campaigners say report on first wave shows government failed to protect the most vulnerable
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People with learning disabilities are dying of coronavirus at more than six times the rate of the general population, according to “deeply troubling” figures that have prompted a government review.
A report from Public Health England (PHE) found that 451 per 100,000 people registered as having learning disabilities died after contracting Covid-19 in the first wave of the pandemic, when the figures were adjusted for age and sex.
