Ahmedabad: 2021 turned off for the least.
Marked by the second wave of deadly Covid, five months from January to be able to record 80,231 deaths this year, in accordance with the data on the Health Management Information System (HMIS) of the Indian government (Government of Indonesia).
This is 83% higher than the average of 43,880 deaths recorded between January and May in the last three years from 2018 to 2020.
In 2018, Gujarat had recorded 47,923 first deaths in the first five months.
This figure is 42,652 in 2019 and 41,067 in 2020.
Two months April and May 2021, according to HMIS data, each recorded 26,050 and 29,690 of each death, which is around 3.5 times more than 2020.
Overall, around 36,351 More deaths are recorded this year compared to the average of the last three years.
The number of all the causes of death this year far exceeded the number of Covid-19 official fatality reported by the Gujarat government.
According to data on the State Health Department, Gujarat recorded 2,664 deaths of Covid-19 patients in April and 2,650 in May.
Overall, 2021 recorded 5,526 deaths of Covid patients from January to May, which accounted for only 15% from 36,000 additional causes of death this year.
The majority of deaths are recorded as ‘unknown causes’ in HMIS.
Chronic diseases cause around 13% and 14% of deaths in April and respectively, while 8% and 9% die from respiratory complications, according to HMIS data.
Manoj Aggarwal, ACS (Health), said that it would be able to comment on statistics after learning in detail.
The source at the State Health Department said that there was indeed a surge in death after the second wave due to the effect of long-term covid.
“But Gujarat, like all other countries, follows a method to ascertain whether certain deaths can be considered as covid death.
For example, if someone dies 20 days after getting out of the hospital, death will not be considered a covid death.
Likewise, those who have comorbid There is also no calculated in accordance with national guidelines, “said an official.
Medical experts show that Covid has an impact on the lungs, heart and blood vessels of patients along with other internal organs.
A recent study of Covid died at the BJ Medical College shows that heart problems are the main reason for death among young and blood penalty among elderly patients.