Omicron is affecting the young population of India, states ICMR
A doctor informed that during the third wave of covid, the most number of hospitalised people were young. However, around 45 percent of them had co-morbidity.
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Omicron is affecting the young population of India - ICMR stated in one of their surveys.(Ajay Kumar/ANI Photo)
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The survey was done in 37 hospitals across the country.(Santosh Kumar/HT Photo)
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During the third wave of covid (from December 16, 2021 to January 17, 2022), the average age of hospitalised people was 44 years. However, before that (November 15, 2021 to December 15, 2021), the average age was 55 years.(Parveen Kumar/HT)
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A doctor informed that during the third wave of covid, the most number of hospitalised people were young. However, around 45 percent of them had co-morbidity.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)
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The third wave of covid is decreasing rapidly in India. However, this wave was significantly different from the second wave of the pandemic. The hospitalised people has less symptoms of covid, other than throat pain.(Waseem Andrabi/HT)
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