87% of COVID fatalities among those aged 45 years and above

IANS Aug 26, 2020

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Of the 58,390 COVID-19 fatalities that India has recorded since the start of the pandemic, 87 per cent have been among those aged 45 years and above, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on August 25.

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The Ministry carried out the analysis of the total COVID deaths based on age and gender. Middle-aged and elderly people are at higher risk, as per the Ministry's data. According to the findings, 87 per cent of COVID deaths were recorded among people aged between 45 years and above, while people aged 60 years and above accounted for 51 per cent of the total deaths. The mortality in people under 26 years of age was 2 per cent.

The break-up of mortality percentage age-wise:

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