New Delhi : Of the 46 COVID-19 patients who died in Delhi between January 5 and January 9, 34 had cancer and heart and liver ailments, according to government data.
Only 11 out of 46 were vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Twenty-five of these patients were aged above 60 and 14 were aged between 41 and 60. Five deaths were recorded in the 21-40 age group, while one patient each in the 0-15 and 16-20 age groups succumbed to the infection. data shown.
According to an official, 32 patients were admitted to the ICU and they were mostly those with diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, liver and heart diseases etc.
Twenty one patients with other problems tested positive for Covid after being admitted to hospitals.
37 out of 46 patients were admitted to hospitals when their oxygen saturation level dropped below 94%.
On Sunday, Delhi reported 17 deaths due to COVID, the highest in a single day since June 13 last year.
The capital has recorded 53 Kovid deaths so far this month. A total of 54 deaths were recorded due to the viral disease in the last five months – nine in December, seven in November, four in October, five in September and 29 in August.
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