Recent COVID-19 cases more prevalent in 21 to 30 age group
The Hindu
Category accounted for 28.35% of cases detected on Jan. 10
The latest surge in COVID-19 cases in the Union Territory has seen a shift in the spreading pattern of the virus with more infections in people in the age group of 21 to 30.
Unlike in the first wave and to an extent in the second, more youngsters and middle-aged people are getting infected in the Union Territory, medical experts said. Age-wise distribution of positive cases showed that the most affected were in the 21 to 30. Data with the Health Department revealed that of the 280 cases reported on January 8, 30.17% were in the 21 to 30 age group, followed by 16.2% in the 31 to 40 group, 15.64% in the 41 to 50 group and 15.64% in the 11 to 20 group.
Results of tests conducted on January 9 showed that of the total 444 fresh cases reported, 21.92% belonged to the age group of 21 to 30. A similar percentage of people, who tested positive on January 9, belonged to the 51 to 60 age group while those aged between 31 and 40 constituted 17.81% of the cases.