Covid-19: risk of death in UK care homes 13 times higher than in Germany

Exclusive: figures show Britain second only to Spain among major European countries Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Care home residents were more likely to die of Covid-19 in the UK than in any of the major European countries apart from Spain, analysis of global data has revealed. The proportion of residents dying in UK homes was a third higher than in Ireland and Italy, about double that in France and Sweden and 13 times higher than Germany. The analysis of officia...