Virus more fatal for 45-60 age group in April than in March

Vadodara: While the data of the number of infections and deaths due to Covid-19 in different age groups may have varied when the ongoing second wave was compared to the first, it has come as a surprise that in the second wave itself there was marked difference in the pattern of deaths in different age groups when the data of April was compared with that of March.
Data collected by officials has revealed that the number of deaths in the 45 to 60 years age group had gone up significantly. In March, 25% of Covid-19 victims were from his age group. It increased significantly to 32% in the month of April.
There was only a marginal rise of 1% in deaths of persons below 30 years. This increased from 1% in March to 2%in April. A 2% rise was also seen in the deaths of persons in the 60 to 75 years age group. From 43% in March, this went up to 45% in April.
While the percentage of deaths in the 30 to 45 years age group remained the same, a surprise was the fall in the ratio of deaths in the age group of persons over 75 years of age. This fell from 25% to 15%. This was the only age group that witnessed a decline.
The data has been shared in percentages, but officials admitted that the number of deaths in each age group were much higher in April as compared to March. The overall toll due to the pandemic had also risen significantly in April.
Sharing the data officer on special duty for Covid-19 Vinod Rao said that the trends were totally in variance with the mortality trends during the first wave. “We have to broaden the definition of high-risk patients during the second wave,” he said.