Smokers ‘80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid’

A new study has found that smokers are 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital with Covid (PA)

Smokers are 80% more likely to be admitted to hospital and significantly more likely to die from Covid-19 than non-smokers, new research shows.

The study, led by Oxford University, is the first of its kind to look at both observational and genetic data on smoking and coronavirus.