Over 47 % Of Covid-19 Patients In Second Wave Developed Shortness Of Breath : ICMR!
In the wake of the deadly second wave of Coronavirus resulting in a massive heap of fresh infections, the apex body in India for the promotion of biomedical research Indian Council of Medical Research(ICMR) has found out a new symptom in the patients in the second wave.
As per the ICMR Shortness of breath is one of the symptoms of Covid-19 patients in the ongoing second wave. More than 47 percent of patients who were hospitalised with the virus have developed the same symptom.
Compared to the first wave of Coronavirus that has hit the nation, the ongoing second wave has seen a rise in the symptom of Shortness of breath in the patients. During the first wave, as many as 41.7% of patients developed the symptom, which has risen to 47.5% in the second wave.
VK Paul, a Niti Aayog member said, people above 40 years of age are still vulnerable to respiratory disease.
There is a slight change in the mean age of people, who were infected by the novel Corona. The mean age of people who were hospitalised with the pandemic stood at 50.4 years and 48.9 years in the first and second waves respectively.
"If you see the symptoms, severity is very less this time. In this wave, we have witnessed more cases of breathlessness while in the last wave, symptoms like dry cough, joint pain, headaches were more," ICMR Director Dr. Bhargava said.
The average age of people who were infected with the virus was 50 years during the first wave, while the average was reduced to 49 years in the second wave. Older people are the vulnerable group for respiratory disease, he added.
As per the ICMR Shortness of breath is one of the symptoms of Covid-19 patients in the ongoing second wave. More than 47 percent of patients who were hospitalised with the virus have developed the same symptom.
Compared to the first wave of Coronavirus that has hit the nation, the ongoing second wave has seen a rise in the symptom of Shortness of breath in the patients. During the first wave, as many as 41.7% of patients developed the symptom, which has risen to 47.5% in the second wave.
VK Paul, a Niti Aayog member said, people above 40 years of age are still vulnerable to respiratory disease.
There is a slight change in the mean age of people, who were infected by the novel Corona. The mean age of people who were hospitalised with the pandemic stood at 50.4 years and 48.9 years in the first and second waves respectively.
"If you see the symptoms, severity is very less this time. In this wave, we have witnessed more cases of breathlessness while in the last wave, symptoms like dry cough, joint pain, headaches were more," ICMR Director Dr. Bhargava said.
The average age of people who were infected with the virus was 50 years during the first wave, while the average was reduced to 49 years in the second wave. Older people are the vulnerable group for respiratory disease, he added.