Ahmedabad: The third wave of Covid pandemic in Gujarat seems to receive without causing deadly damage as the second wave did.
Analysis so far shows that while the third wave is steeper than the second, it is also less deadly.
Experts link this to the omicron variant that is less severe – which now contributes to most cases in Gujarat – and the fact that more than 85% of the eligible population in this country has been fully vaccinated before the waves begin.
Comparison of 31 days January 2022 with 31 days from the peak of the second wave – between April 16 and May 16, in 2021 – indicating that the second wave recorded 15% of cases and 11 times higher death.
The positivity test (TPR) test is estimated based on several official sources, also showing that around 13.2% compared to 11.8% recorded in the third wave mainly because less test last year.
In addition, it took 30 days for Gujarat in 2022 to restore the kasing to 4,500 range.
In terms of peak, the highest number of second wave cases was recorded on April 30 at 14,605; It doubled in 16 days.
In the third wave, however, it took three days for two fold cases – from 12,753 on January 17, the state rose to 24,485 cases on January 20, the highest.
The biggest difference, however, was seen in mortality – against 355 deaths in January on average 11.5 daily deaths, April-May recorded 4,045 deaths an average of 130.5.
The death rate in the third wave was 0.1% while in the second wave was 1.1%.
Delta Deaths 11 times more than the Omicron Toll in Gujarat
