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NewsColony SARAH VINE: Who’ll dare to face the facts on obesity and Covid-19?   With each day that passes, with each new grim death toll, we learn a little bit more about the nature of this ghastly virus. This week in particular, statistics have come to light showing that obesity is emerging as one of the biggest risk factors for Covid-19 . According to data released by the NHS , being overweight raises the chances of dying in hospital from the illness by 40 per cent. Having a body mass index of between 30 and 34 makes a person almost twice as likely to be admitted to ICU as someone with a BMI under 30. For those with a BMI of 35 or more, the likelihood is nearly four times higher. Obesity is emerging as one of the biggest risk factors for the coronavirus pandemic Data shows have a 40 per cent more chance of dying in hospital from coronavirus if you are overweight, according to NHS data  This is a very tricky piece of information for the Government to ...