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Mumbai: While the omicron variant of the SARS-COV-2 virus causes the lungs, around 44% of patients who die in the state during the third wave in January have symptoms and severe respiratory complications The analysis carried out by the Covid-19 state government death audit committee found a lower respiratory problem in 459 of 1,052 covid patients who died in January; Omicron-covid waves have declined since early February There is a possibility of 459 of these patients infected by the Delta variant, which is known to affect the lungs,” said Dr Avinash Supe, who was a member of the Covid-19 state government death audit committee The main difference between Omicron and Delta variants is that the first mainly influences the throat and lung interest rate, which leads to a lighter infection compared to other variants, according to the doctor.
Genetic sorting samples in all states and countries have shown that while Omicron is the most dominant variant in the current circulation, the Delta variant also exists The Delta variant caused the second wave of last year, affecting 4.75 lakh people and killing 85,984 deaths in the state. In comparison, the first wave in 2020 caused 19.4 lakh infections and 53,422 deaths in the state The ongoing Omicron wave, which rose sharply at the end of December 2021 and began to decline within four weeks, affecting 10.3 lakh people in January Dr. Supe said that 65% of those who died in January had comorbidity such as diabetes (18%) and / or hypertension (28%). A senior doctor from Mumbai said senior citizens with more than one commorbid condition was most vulnerable during omicron waves The committee also found that 58 death patients did not show symptoms for the early days but became critical in three to four days afterwards. “There is a possibility that these patients do not reach medical assistance quite early,” he added The Committee analysis also stated that the study of 8,266 Covid patients found that nearly 35% of patients were not vaccinated. While this 943 patients were partly vaccinated, the remaining 4,359 had taken a vaccine photo.
A senior doctor of state health services said that many breakthrough infections have occurred because of “seasonal immunity or cyclic” immunity which lasted only about several months created by Covid-19 infection or vaccination. from that person People lose antibodies today and are susceptible to the virus again, even though infections caused by lighter,” said the doctor.
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