A user with comorities such as diabetes, high blood pressure or obesity is 15 times more likely to die of Covid-19 than those who do not have Covid-19 in India, and this threat increases even more if they are over 60 years old.
According to knowledge of existing mortality figures, nearly 17. 9% of others with comorities died from infection, compared to 1. 2% of those without any pre-existing chronic diseases, Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said at a press conference on Tuesday. Among those over 60, the percentage rises to 24. 6% versus 4. 8% in the same age organization without comobility.
Giving a gender separation from the deceased, he said that nearly 70% of those who have died so far are men, similarly, 53% of deaths occurred over the age of 60, 35% between forty-five and 60 years and 10%. 26 to 44 years of age.
“Other young people in the country feel they will not be affected by Covid-19 and even if they are infected, they are recovering quickly. Other young people need to get out of this misconception,” Bhushan said.
He also stated that 10 EU states and territories are to blame for 79% of the existing number of active cases, Maharashtra (25. 38% of total active infections), Karnataka (13. 81%) Kerala (11. 26%) are the most sensitive.
Vinod K Paul, member (Health), NITI Aayog, also provided at the meeting, said that all past influenza pandemics, adding the 1918 one, have shown that the viruses they breathe expand more during the winter and that, therefore, it is mandatory to be more cared for. next winter season. The chances of the pandemic also e springing up in the upcoming festival season and the continued opening up of the economy.
Amit Khare, Secretary of Information and Broadcasting, said the Center and state governments had further intensified the crusade to ensure that others followed all appropriate Covid-19 behaviors, such as dressing in masks, washing their hands, and staying far enough away from others. The new crusade, Jan Andolan, which will take a position over the next two months, will aim to succeed in up to 90 million people of each and every way imaginable, he said.
In addition, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan held an assembly of the High-Level Group of Ministers on Tuesday, attended by foreign and urban affairs and housing ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Puri, as well as the Minister of Civil Aviation.
Highlighting the profile of influenza and vector-borne diseases peaking this season, Vardhan expressed fear that influenza cases will be reported less due to the Covid-19 pandemic across the country.
On the other hand, with all primary states affected by Covid-19 reporting more cures than new cases, the number of other people who tested positive for the new coronavirus was reduced to just over 55,000 in the last 24 hours. recovered from Covid-19, on the other hand, it was close to 78,000 in the same period.
Currently, there are 8,38,729 Covid-19 assets in the country.
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