Chandigarh: Even a month after Covid-19 cases began to decline after the second wave of infection reached its peak in mid-May, the death rate of the Punjab case was still in alarming ascent.
The fatality rate of the case has taken speed in the last two weeks with the scenances to 6.23% – six patients died 100 – while the ratio of punjab deaths or the proportion of people infected with the dying virus in June has touched 5.29% – five deaths from 100.
Both Located at the highest point of all time.
Although the number of daily deaths has fallen in the country, it is not comparable to the decline if tally.
This is the cause of concern for the government.
From 1 to 26 June, 1,429 of 26,979 people infected with the virus died, encouraging deaths per million populations to 533 to the national average of 294.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the virus has claimed 15,979 lives in the state.
The Ministry of Health data revealed that the highest daily death rate of 7.05% of the period was recorded on June 21, when 24 of 340 people infected with their lives.
Comorbidity, key reasons for late reporting for high mortality, nodal officers said.
The fatal level was 6.68% in June 16, 5.91% on June 15, 5.72% on June 12, 5.24% at 14 and 5.23% on June 24.
Two-day restrictions, daily fatality rates are recorded above 4% over a period of 26 days.
In the past seven days, 176 deaths were reported – 18 from Jalandhar, 19 of Ferozepur, 15 of Sangrur, 11 of Mansa and 10 of Tarn Taran.
Punjab Covid-19 Nodal Officer Dr.
Rajesh Bhaskar states that there has been a drastic decline in new cases but the decline in the number of deaths has not been in the same proportion.
He added that the reason behind Covid’s death during the second wave and the first wave remained the same.
Comorbidity plus people who report late to hospital remain the main reason for high mortality rates, he said.
The government tries to spread awareness among people to seek care even if they experience mild symptoms.
Dr.
Rakesh Kumar Gupta, President of the Health and Research Institute of Health and Research (Sopher), holds irrational self drugs, including taking steroids for covid symptoms, as other possible reasons for high mortality in the state.
“Yourself leads to delays in access to health services, which can be proven fatal,” he said.