Coronavirus-related alcohol deaths boom in UK

According to the ONS, in the past year, alcohol abuse has caused or contributed to 7,423 deaths, an increase of 20% from 2019.

In line with the alarming report, the BBC in London reported that alcohol-related mortality had risen dramatically since March 2020, when the health emergency led to Boris Johnson’s government to introduce the first nationwide shutdown.

The clues also highlighted the fact that people residing in the poorest and most marginalized areas of the country, especially men, were four times more exposed to the deadly effects of alcohol consumption than people living in prosperous areas during a pandemic. ANSA News Agency.

The UK, which has 70% of its adult population vaccinated, adds 4.43 million covid-19 infections and 128,000 deaths, according to the latest health report.