Over 65% of T’gana’s Covid patients aged 21-50 year

More than 65 per cent of those who tested positive for Covid-19 in Telangana are aged between 21 and 50 years, reveal the official statistics.

Health officials said 65.7 of those tested positive are in the age group of 21-50, dispelling the claim that only those above 60 years and below 10 are most vulnerable to the virus.

Those in the age group of 21-40 comprise 47.1 per cent of the tally while those aged between 41 and 50 comprise 18.6 per cent. Among all nine age groups, the 31-40 years group is the worst affected, accounting for 25 per cent of the cases.

The detailed media bulletin, released by the state health authorities on the direction of the Telangana High Court, shows 14.7 of those who tested positive are in the age group of 51 to 60 years.