Table 1

ED attendances by age, sex and ethnicity in 2019 and 2020 pandemic weeks

	2019 (n=8813)		Pre-lockdown 2–22 March (n=2345)		Lockdown weeks 1–3 23 Mar–12 April (n=981)		Lockdown weeks 4–6 13 April–3 May (n=1091)
	n	Col%	n	Col%	n	Col%	n	Col%
Age group (years)
0–4	3900	44	1097	47	570	58	542	50
5–9	1666	19	400	17	152	15	208	19
10–14	1666	19	423	18	134	14	191	18
15–19	1581	18	425	18	125	13	150	14
Sex
Male	4726	54	1330	57	515	52	550	50
Female	4087	46	1015	43	466	48	541	50
Ethnic group
White	5602	70	1489	72	634	71	715	73
Asian	809	10	220	11	95	11	85	9
Mixed	653	8	171	8	93	10	99	10
Black	413	5	88	4	30	3	30	3
Other ethnic group	499	6	109	5	44	5	55	6

ED, emergency department.