More under 60s died on roads last year than those with no underlying conditions from coronavirus
Almost three times as many under 60s died in road crashes last year as those without health conditions killed by coronavirus, NHS data shows.
Just 388 people under the age of 60 with no underlying health conditions have died of coronavirus in England, NHS data has revealed.
The figures show that only 0.8 per cent of all deaths from coronavirus between April 2 and December 23 came from this group of the population.
In the same time 45,770 people had died with underlying health conditions, while 1,979 were viewed as healthy.
Of these, only 388 were between 40 and 59, 44 were between the ages of 20 and 39, and only six were younger than 19.
In comparison, during the whole of 2019, 955 under-60s died on England’s roads.
It comes amid further criticism of the Government that their policy on lockdown and the tier system is doing more damage to the economy and mental health of it’s working-age population than only shielding the vulnerable.
Nigel Farage, leader of the Brexit Party’s new guise, Reform UK, told the Telegraph: “We don’t advocate ending social distancing at this stage, or for a moment turn our backs on hand-washing and sensible precautions.
“But how many young people have committed suicide? How many young people have had their careers destroyed? How many young people are suffering serious mental health problems? You have to weigh these things up.
“Our belief is that lockdown doesn’t work anyway. An endless series of lockdowns, tiers one, two, three, four, and rumours of tier five – it’s not stopping anything.
“Our argument is that yes, if you are vulnerable you should shield, but we have to get on with our lives. If the alternative is that we lock ourselves down until we’ve vaccinated the entire country then you’re writing off another year at least.
“The number of private businesses that go bankrupt in the next few months will be eye-watering. The number of people who miss cancer diagnosis will be shocking. And the whole damage to the nation’s general state of mind and morale incalculable.”
The Government is reportedly currently considering further stricter measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, just over a week after announcing a new tier 4 which covered London and much of the south of England.
The concern by scientists on the Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies is that the reproduction rate, or R, could go above one in January.
Yesterday’s [MON] latest figures from the Government showed that 41,385 more people had tested positive for coronavirus in the UK while 357 further people had died.
Meanwhile, according to the NHS England Data, only one of the 43 deaths reported on Sunday was under the age of 60.