Coronavirus: Learning Disability

(asked on 20th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of people who have (a) been diagnosed with and (b) died from covid-19 (i) had learning disabilities and/or autism, (ii) were in detention under the Mental Health Act 1983 and (iii) were otherwise classed as disabled under the Equality Act 2010.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 5th May 2020

Data on the number and proportion of people who have been diagnosed with and died from COVID-19 are not available in the format requested.

The latest data on the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths in hospitals can be viewed at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public

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