Steroids reduce risk of death in critically ill Covid-19 patients – study

Steroids reduce the risk of death in critically ill coronavirus patients, a new study has found. File picture: Simon Dawson/PA

Cheap and readily available steroids have been found to reduce the risk of death in critically ill coronavirus patients by 20%, according to a study.

An international team of researchers analysed seven trials involving three different types of anti-inflammatory corticosteroids.