The risk of entering hospital or dying following a Covid infection increases significantly with age.

The risk of hospitalisation or death from Covid given that an individual has been infected with Covid by age in England based on data collected between Nov 2023 and Mar 2024.

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During the period when the data was collected 70% of those aged 65 years and older had been recently vaccinated.

Chart: Bob HawkinsSource: UKHSAGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper