Covid: Cases drop, but two more deaths in Noida Noida News – Times of India

Noida: While 534 people tested positive covid In Gautam Budh Nagar, at least two more people have also died in the district in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll due to the viral disease to six in January.
On Wednesday, 727 new infections were reported in the district, while two persons, including a juvenile and a septuagenarian, succumbed to the infection. A 20-year-old woman died of the disease on Tuesday. So far 475 people have succumbed to the disease since the outbreak of the pandemic.
According to district health officials, most of the deaths recorded during the current wave of the pandemic were due to co-morbidities among the patients. However, he said, the district has recorded less than 1,000 cases since January 22, except on January 25 when it included 1,373 patients, which may indicate an initial plateau in the number of cases.
On Thursday, a 61-year-old man, who had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cardiac ailments, succumbed to the disease while undergoing treatment at GIMS. Doctors said that the patient died due to comorbidities and complications related to Kovid.
A 70-year-old man, who was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for heart-related ailments for the past 13 days, and tested positive for the viral infection, succumbed to the comorbidities. Doctors said that he also had diabetes.
In GhaziabadA 74-year-old man, admitted to Santosh Medical College since January 25, died on Thursday after he complained of breathlessness. Officials said the patient had taken the first dose of the vaccine but had conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. This is the 10th Covid-related death in the district this year. So far 470 deaths have been registered in the district due to infection since March 2020. 588 new cases were also reported in the district during the day.
“Most of the Covid related deaths recorded this year have been due to comorbidities among patients. We have a standard practice of testing all patients who are hospitalized for the infection,” Ghaziabad District Surveillance Officer Dr. Rakesh Gupta Told TOI.
Most of the 10 Covid-related deaths in Ghaziabad this month were men aged 60 to 81, who had chronic liver disease, respiratory disorders, diabetes and heart disease. Meanwhile, three individuals were between 17 and 31 years of age and had concomitant conditions including tuberculosis, respiratory distress, cardiopulmonary disorders and prolonged weakness.
In the last 24 hours, the sample positivity rate was recorded at around 8% as compared to 6.5% on Wednesday. The district currently has 3,651 active cases, while GB Nagar There are 4,529 such cases.
38 patients are being treated in hospitals in Ghaziabad. At least 7,300 tests were also conducted in the last 24 hours.
A total of 10,880 people have been vaccinated in GB Nagar and the number of precautionary doses given so far is 24,752.
In Ghaziabad, a total of 20,168 people were apprehended during the day, while 29,811 precautionary doses have been administered so far.

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