Covid mortality rate high in people with comorbidities

Jaipur: The Covid deaths in the state reported till now in January were of patients with critical health conditions due to comorbidities.

In the state, the death tally has increased to 17 in January, with three corona deaths reported in the last 24 hours.

Those who died were mostly patients with comorbidities including cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, liver cirrhosis, heart ailments, neurological disorder, diabetes and hypertension.

Hence, elderlies with comorbidities need to take precautions and get the booster dose on time as they are at high risk.

Earlier, a patient who was undergoing the treatment for neurological disorder, diabetes and hypertension, died and after his death, the doctors collected his samples.

“He was a 65-year-old man, who had neurological disorder and other comorbidities for which he was undergoing medical treatment.

Following the Covid protocol, his samples were collected after his death and he tested positive for the virus,” said Dr Ajay Chaudhary, chief medical health officer, Sikar.

In Jaipur, two deaths due to Covid were reported at RUHS hospital in 24 hours. “A 96-year-old man with hypertension and a 48-year-old woman with diabetes and hypertension died in 24 hours at RUHS hospital. The deaths reported in Jaipur so far were all having comorbidities,” said Dr Narrottam Sharma, the chief medical health officer (Jaipur-I).

Besides, at the state level, officials said that mostly comorbid patients are dying.

“People should follow Covid appropriate behaviour and maintain social distancing from elderlies with comorbidities. Even they should avoid going outside,” said a health department official.