Table 2.

Correlation of different blood groups with COVID-19 infection and death rate in India.

Correlation between blood group vs. COVID-19 infection/death rate per million	Spearman r	Two tailed P value
O vs. infection rate	−0.225	0.206
O vs. death rate	−0.370	0.033
A vs. infection rate	−0.135	0.452
A vs. death rate	−0.270	0.128
B vs. infection rate	0.364	0.037
B vs. death rate	0.687	< 0.0001
AB vs. infection rate	0.239	0.179
AB vs. death rate	0.173	0.333

Note: Data from 33 states and union territories were analyzed for possible correlation of different blood groups with COVID–19 cases or death per million of population.