Half of Telangana’s Covid Deaths Were Patients Without Multiple Diseases, Most of Them Men

Half of Telangana’s Covid Deaths Were Patients Without Multiple Diseases, Most of Them Men

Nearly half of the Covid-19 deaths in Telangana have occurred in people without comorbidities, according to data with the state government. 

In a 61-page long health bulletin issued Wednesday, one of the most detailed so far, the KCR-led government stated that 46.2 per cent of the Covid-19 deaths in the state were among those with comorbidities — higher than the national average of 43 per cent. 

This is a significant development as there is belief that Covid-19 disproportionately affects those with comorbid conditions. 

The Telangana data also shows that the most number of positive cases in the state is among men in the 31-40 year age category, while the least number of cases are in the category of 81 years and above.  

About 65.6 per cent of the patients were male, of whom the maximum 17.7 per cent are in the 31-40 year category followed by 14 per cent in the 21-30 year age group. 

Among the women, the maximum number of cases are in the 21-30 age group at 7.9 per cent.  

In all, the state has, as of Wednesday, registered 58,906 cases and 492 deaths. The recovery rate is 74.3 per cent as opposed to the national rate of 64 per cent while case fatality rate is 0.84 per cent as against 2.26 per cent nationally. The Print