India News | 46 Covid Deaths in Delhi in 5 Days, 34 Patients Had Comorbidities, 25 Aged Above 60: Govt Data
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Of the 46 COVID-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer and heart and liver diseases, according to government data.
New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI) Of the 46 COVID-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had comorbidities such as cancer and heart and liver diseases, according to government data.
Only 11 of the 46 were vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Twenty-five of these patients were aged above 60 and 14 aged between 41 and 60. Five fatalities were recorded in the 21-40 age group, while one patient each from the 0-15 and 16-20 age cohorts succumbed to the infection, the data showed.
According to an official, 32 patients were admitted to the ICU and they were mostly those who had comorbidities such as chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, cancer, liver and heart diseases etc.
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Twenty-one patients who had other problems tested positive for Covid after being admitted to hospitals.
Thirty-seven of the 46 patients were admitted to hospitals when their oxygen saturation level dropped below 94 per cent.
On Sunday, Delhi reported 17 deaths due to Covid, the highest in a day since June 13 last year.
The capital has logged 53 Covid deaths so far this month. A total of 54 fatalities due to the viral disease were recorded in the last five months -- nine in December, seven in November, four in October, five in September and 29 in August.
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