People aged over 45 make up 79% of casualties in Haryana

CHANDIGARH: Deaths due to Covid-19 in Haryana have seen a huge spike in June —from 21 deaths on June 1 to 130 deaths on June 17.
The Haryana health department data on deaths in the state till June 11 has revealed that the deceased were above 45 years in around 79% of the total deaths reported in the state due to Covid-19 and around 59% deaths were reported in the age group of above 55 years.

An analysis of the data of the 64 deaths revealed a majority of deceased had history of hypertension, kidney or heart-related ailments or diabetes. The gender divide in the deaths, which medical experts ascribe to males being more mobile outside their homes during the pandemic, is stark as around 61% of the Covid-19 deceased were male and 39% female.
Around 25% of the people who died had a history of hypertension or heart-related ailments and those who died young had history of tuberculosis (TB). Around 17% of the deceased had no history or symptoms of any known medical condition and they had severe respiratory problems before their death. In a large number of cases, the cause of death was cardiac arrest. Around 15% of those who died were diabetic.
Data shows that 16 of the deceased had history of hypertension or heart-related ailments, 10 were diabetic and 11 suffered from advanced age-related ailments, respiratory problems or had no medical history.
Six of them had history of kidney-related ailments and six were detected with TB. Importantly, the majority of the deceased, less than 44 years of age, were found to be having history of TB.
As per data, not a single death of persons with less than 14 years age has been reported in the state.
Around 64% of the total deaths were reported from two districts — Gurugram and Faridabad. Similarly, around 78% of the total deaths reported till June 11, were from four districts — Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonepat, Rohtak, which shares boundaries with Delhi.