American researchers compared Covid-19 death rates with PM2.5 pollution Small increase in PM2.5 levels is related to significant increase in mortality rate A 1μg/m3 increase in the level of the pollutant caused a 115 spike in death rate People who live in an area with high air pollution are more likely to die after contracting the coronavirus, a… Continue reading People who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution are 11 per cent MORE likely to die if they catch Covid-19, study warns