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Coronavirus: Why dementia sufferers are dying at an alarming rate

A quarter of those who have died from coronavirus have had dementia, making it the most common pre-existing condition for deaths (alongside diabetes).

A survey from the Alzheimer’s Society suggests that nearly 80% of care homes have seen a deterioration in the health of their residents with dementia due to the lack of social contact.

What impact has the social isolation of lockdown had on some of the most vulnerable in our society?

Policy Editor Lewis Goodall reports.

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