According to reports, nearly 58 people who succumbed to coronavirus infection in Maharashtra in January were completely asymptomatic at the start of their illness.
Officials stated that these patients, mostly elderly with comorbidities, deteriorated after the fourth or fifth day and eventually passed away.
The state COVID-19 death audit committee made theses revelation after reviewing the 1,040 deaths in January.
As per an analysis, the findings underline the risk of believing any COVID variant is mild for all. Several of the 58 were in home quarantine.
Therefore, experts stated that isolation and monitoring of vulnerable people is crucial if 5.5% of the fatalities are among those who suffered no symptoms at the beginning. The higher risk of complications and death associated with age and comorbidities has remained consistent through the three waves.
The third wave that started in the end of December has been largely labelled as ‘mild’ or ‘less severe’ by doctors because of relatively fewer hospitalisations and deaths.
As per accounts, in January, 63 per cent deaths were among people with comorbidities. Of which, 44 per cent patients, who died, reported breathlessness as a complication.
Meanwhile, in Mumbai, civic data shows 85-88 per cent of positive patients are initially asymptomatic. But there is no data to show how many develop symptoms later.
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