n The fatality rate in Chhattisgarh due to coronavirus infection has increased because people are negligent towards the deadly virus, the government said on Monday.
During December 18-24 week, the fatality rate increased to 0.92 which during December 11-17 week was 0.82, the state level death audit of Covid patients showed, a Health Department press release said.
“Of the total fatality between December 18 and 24, 21 percent deaths happened within 24 hours of admission in hospital as people initially neglected the Covid symptoms and approached hospital after their condition deteriorated,” the press release said.
Further 9 percent of the deaths happened within 48 hours while 6 percent happened in 2-3 days of hospitalization of the patients.
Age wise data say that the fatality rate above 60 years was highest (3.89). Likewise, the death rate of patients between 45 and 49 years was 1.35. The death audit further showed that between December 18 and 24, fatalities of male patients was more than female.
On the 82 deaths in a week, 56 were due to co-morbidity while 26 deaths were due to Covid.
Doctors have been constantly warning that once the Covid symptoms surface, the person should immediately get himself tested so that its spread can be stopped.