Noida: While 534 people tested positive for Covid in Gautam Budh Nagar over the past 24 hours, at least two more fatalities were also reported in the district that pushed January’s toll due to the viral disease to six.
On Wednesday, the district had logged 727 fresh infections while two persons, including a teenager and a septuagenarian, had succumbed due to the infection. A 20-year-old woman had died due to the disease on Tuesday. So far, 475 people have succumbed to the disease since the outbreak of the pandemic.
According to district health officials, the fatalities recorded during the current wave of the pandemic were mostly due to comorbidities in the patients. However, they said, the district has recorded fewer than 1,000 cases since January 22, except on January 25 when it added 1,373 patients, which could be indicative of an early plateau in the number of cases.
On Thursday, a 61-year-old man, who had comorbidities like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart ailments, succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at GIMS. The patient, doctors said, died due to comorbidity and Covid-related complications.
A 70-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for heart-related ailments for the last 13 days, and had tested positive for the viral infection succumbed due to comorbidities. He also had diabetes, doctors said.
In Ghaziabad, a 74-year-old man, who was admitted at Santosh Medical College since January 25 following complaints of breathlessness, succumbed on Thursday. The patient had taken the first dose of the vaccine but had comorbid conditions like heart ailment and diabetes, officials said. This is the 10th Covid-related fatality in the district this year. So, far 470 deaths due to the infection have been recorded in the district since March 2020. The district also saw 588 new cases on the day.
“Most of the Covid-related deaths recorded this year are because of comorbidities in the patients. We have a standard practice of testing all patients being admitted to hospital for the infection,” Ghaziabad district surveillance officer Dr. Rakesh Gupta told TOI.
Of the 10 Covid-related deaths reported in Ghaziabad this month, most were men aged between 60 and 81 years with chronic liver disease, respiratory disorder, diabetes, and heart ailments. Three persons, meanwhile, were aged between 17 and 31 years and had comorbid conditions including TB, respiratory distress, cardiopulmonary disorder and prolonged weakness.
In the last 24 hours, the sample positivity rate was recorded around 8% compared to Wednesday’s 6.5%. The district currently has 3,651 active cases, while GB Nagar has 4,529 such cases.
Thirty-eight patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Ghaziabad. At least 7,300 tests were also performed in the last 24 hours.
In GB Nagar, a total of 10,880 people was vaccinated and the number of precautionary doses administered till now is 24,752 doses.
In Ghaziabad, a total of 20,168 people were jabbed on the day while 29,811 precautionary doses have been administered so far.
On Wednesday, the district had logged 727 fresh infections while two persons, including a teenager and a septuagenarian, had succumbed due to the infection. A 20-year-old woman had died due to the disease on Tuesday. So far, 475 people have succumbed to the disease since the outbreak of the pandemic.
According to district health officials, the fatalities recorded during the current wave of the pandemic were mostly due to comorbidities in the patients. However, they said, the district has recorded fewer than 1,000 cases since January 22, except on January 25 when it added 1,373 patients, which could be indicative of an early plateau in the number of cases.
On Thursday, a 61-year-old man, who had comorbidities like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart ailments, succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at GIMS. The patient, doctors said, died due to comorbidity and Covid-related complications.
A 70-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for heart-related ailments for the last 13 days, and had tested positive for the viral infection succumbed due to comorbidities. He also had diabetes, doctors said.
In Ghaziabad, a 74-year-old man, who was admitted at Santosh Medical College since January 25 following complaints of breathlessness, succumbed on Thursday. The patient had taken the first dose of the vaccine but had comorbid conditions like heart ailment and diabetes, officials said. This is the 10th Covid-related fatality in the district this year. So, far 470 deaths due to the infection have been recorded in the district since March 2020. The district also saw 588 new cases on the day.
“Most of the Covid-related deaths recorded this year are because of comorbidities in the patients. We have a standard practice of testing all patients being admitted to hospital for the infection,” Ghaziabad district surveillance officer Dr. Rakesh Gupta told TOI.
Of the 10 Covid-related deaths reported in Ghaziabad this month, most were men aged between 60 and 81 years with chronic liver disease, respiratory disorder, diabetes, and heart ailments. Three persons, meanwhile, were aged between 17 and 31 years and had comorbid conditions including TB, respiratory distress, cardiopulmonary disorder and prolonged weakness.
In the last 24 hours, the sample positivity rate was recorded around 8% compared to Wednesday’s 6.5%. The district currently has 3,651 active cases, while GB Nagar has 4,529 such cases.
Thirty-eight patients are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Ghaziabad. At least 7,300 tests were also performed in the last 24 hours.
In GB Nagar, a total of 10,880 people was vaccinated and the number of precautionary doses administered till now is 24,752 doses.
In Ghaziabad, a total of 20,168 people were jabbed on the day while 29,811 precautionary doses have been administered so far.
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