Tag Archives: Comorbidity

With the emergence of a new mutant coronavirus strain in the UK, passenger samples have now been sent to NIV Pune to identify the virus strain. A passenger, who arrived at Chennai Domestic Airport from the UK via Delhi, tested positive for the new coronavirus on Tuesday. Tamil Nadu Health …

Nearly one in five patients, or 17.9% of people, with so-called comorbidities who contract the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in India, succumb to the viral disease, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Union. For patients without underlying medical conditions, the corresponding proportion is 1.2%. This means that …