53% of Covid-19 deaths in district reported in August

Kanpur: The month of August proved deadly for the city as it witnessed 53 per cent of the total deaths due to virus took place in this month alone.
By the end of August, 437 patients had succumbed to the infection of which 232 died in August alone while remaining deaths took place between March and July, reveals data shared by the local administration.
Not a day in August went by without reporting a Covid related death. According to the district health department, the Covid positive patients were suffering from other ailments also, most common of them being diabetes, Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI), pneumonia and infection in lungs or respiratory system.
Most of the deceased were of above 40 years but there were a few youths also. Senior citizens who contracted novel coronavirus infection were the worst hit. Maximum number among the deceased was of senior citizens who were also suffering from other ailments.
Highest number of fatalities in 24-hour time were reported on August 24 when 16 patients had succumbed to Covid-19. On August 9, 15 positive patients had died. Lowest number of deaths reported in a single day in August was three. On an average seven Covid related deaths were reported on each day of August.
For three consecutive days between August 4 and August 6, nine patients died each day.
According to the district administration, the cure rate in August stood above 75 per cent while the fatality rate in August stood below three per cent, 2.92 per cent.
Till August 31, active cases in the districts were 3,203, which is the actual case load. Till end of August a total of 14,938 persons had tested positive since the first case was reported in March this year.
Of 14,938 a total of 11,298 persons had been discharged after complete recovery.