Govt releases Covid knowledge displaying severity, demography of victims in 2nd wave similar as 1st wave

The Health Ministry on Wednesday launched a slew of comparative knowledge, displaying that the severity, virulence and demography of the victims within the ongoing second wave of Covid-19 are about the identical as the primary wave.
Addressing a press convention, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan mentioned 146 districts reported Covid-19 positivity fee of greater than 15 per cent, whereas 274 districts reported case positivity between 5 and 15 per cent.
The launch of the statistics follows rising panic within the nation over issues that the second wave is by some means extra highly effective and will trigger better havoc.
According to the figures shared by Bhushan, 4.03 per cent Covid-19 circumstances have been reported within the first wave in these beneath 10 years, whereas 2.97 per cent circumstances have been registered within the second wave.

“In the age group 10-20 years, 8.07 per cent Covid-19 cases were reported in the first wave, while 8.50 per cent cases were registered in the second wave. In the age group 20-30 years, 20.41 per cent cases were reported in the first wave, while 19.35 per cent cases were registered in the second wave,” he mentioned.
Bhushan additional shared knowledge which confirmed that in these aged 30 and above, 67.5 per cent Covid-19 circumstances have been reported within the first wave, whereas 69.18 per cent circumstances registered in second wave.