At the end of March, there were 63 centenarians with a history of Covid in the state. By Mayend, this figure increased to 137 and till June 30, 151. Out of 212 patients, 11 died of infection. The case fatality rate in the over 100 age group is 1.4 per cent, in line with the state’s overall average of around 1.3 per cent.
The age-wise distribution of cases (as of July 29) shows that the mortality rate is 4 per cent in 60-69 group, 6 per cent in 70-79, 7.7 per cent in 80-89 and 11.8 per cent. 90-99 bracket.
In under-60 The group, those aged 50 to 59 years, had the worst mortality rate (2.1 percent), followed by patients aged 40 to 49 years (0.9 percent). It is less than 0.1 percent in the 0-20 and 20-29 age groups and less than 0.3 percent in the 30-39 age group.
Second pandemic for many
According to officials, for many in the 212 century, Covid-19 is the second pandemic in their lifetime after the Spanish flu of 1918. But exact figures for how many are over the age of 103 were not immediately available.
A break-up provided by the government in November 2020, when the number of such people was only 60, showed that there were at least 25 citizens who also survived the 1918 flu.
Of the 60 centenarians diagnosed with Covid-19 in November last year, 22 were exactly 100 years old, 13 were between 101 and 102. The remaining 25, some between the ages of 116 and 119, have seen two epidemics. Of these, 24 were already discharged when TOI last reported on the matter.
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