Covid-19 has killed more people under the age of 50 as compared to those aged above 65, a new study by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi has shown.
The study dealt with the deaths of Covid-19 adult patients between the period of April 4 to July 24 last year.
About 654 adult patients were admitted to the ICU during the study period. Of this, 247 died, recording a mortality rate of about 37.7%. The adult patients were further divided into several age groups to make the study smoother -- 18 to 50, 51 to 65, and above 65. The study shows 42.1% of the deaths were from the age group 18-50, 34.8% from 51-65, and 23.1% above 65, the Hindustan Times has reported.
Common aspects in most of these Covid-19 patients include hypertension, diabetes, and chronic kidney diseases, the study has shown.