The Union Health Ministry said on Wednesday that 54 per cent of the COVID-19 cases reported in India are within the age bracket of 18-44 years, while 51 per cent deaths are among people aged 60 and above. Presenting an analysis of COVID-19 cases and mortality on the idea aged , it also said that 36 per cent of the fatalities reported are within the age bracket of 45-60 years, 11 per cent within the age bracket of 26-44 years and 1 per cent each among people aged 18-25 years and people below 17 years.
The same figures were shared by Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan during a press briefing on August 25. He had also said that 69 per cent of COVID-19 deaths are reported among males and 31 per cent among females.
The health ministry stressed that quite 70 per cent of the deaths occurred thanks to comorbidities.
As far as cases of coronavirus infection are concerned, 54 per cent are within the age bracket 18-44 years, 26 per cent among those aged 45 to 60 years, eight per cent among those below 17 years and 12 per cent among those 60 years and above, it stated.
India’s COVID-19 tally of cases galloped past 37 lakh on Wednesday with 78,357 new instances of the disease reported during a day, while the amount of recoveries crossed 29 lakh pushing the recovery rate to 76.98 per cent, the Union health ministry data showed.
The price climbed to 66,333 with 1,045 more fatalities reported in 24 hours. India has thus far reported 37,69,523 cases of the viral disease, consistent with the info updated at 8 am.
