Bhubaneswar: People in the age group 0-18 contributed 12% of Daily Covid infections in the state in the last two days.
This was revealed in separate data from certain age groups distributed by the government in the covid dashboard.
Of the 1,058 cases reported on Sunday, 138 were among people under 18 years.
Of the 868 cases recorded on Monday, 104 included under 18 age groups.
Ajay Parida, Director of the Institute of Life Scinces (ILS) said, “Because the age group 0-18 people are not vaccinated, it is natural for them to be more susceptible to infection than others.
The second wave has stretched a little longer and those who are under the age 18 years contracted a virus from their parents and other people, who left the house.
But the government has prepared infrastructure to fulfill the crisis situation.
We also got promising results from vaccination trials from the age group of 18 years.
So, let them get them soon to get Jab.
“He added that there must be further separation from data presentations such as the age group 0-12 and 12-18 to be clearer.
More experts say children tend to be more infected now because of easing or removal of limitation.
“‘Family members who work, who came out and returned home carrying viruses with them.
Children are infected in the process.
We have had a three-month-old baby case who get Covid and landed in hospitals in serious conditions.
But they recovered faster .
Now protecting it from exposure is very important, “Dr.
Janaki Ballav Pradhan, a senior doctor, a critical treatment of pediatric and neonatologist at AMRI Hospital here, said.
Of the 868 new cases on Monday, Khurda reported most of the infection (256).
The state registered the iPositivity rate of 1.39% test.
The government confirmed 66 Covid deaths that took more total fatality to 6953.
With the capital reported 211 new cases on Monday, active cases violated 3,000 marks (3098).