63% of Covid-19 deaths in India among 60-plus

Those above 60 years of age make up just 19% of coronavirus patients in India but account for 63% of the fatalities so far, according to the health ministry on Monday. ​​Of the rest, 30% of those who died were 40-60 years old and only 7% were younger than 40. As many as 86% of the fatalities had conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, heart and kidney disease.

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