Analysis of the mucormycosispatientsinGujaratcarried out by the state Health department revealed that 59% of the total patients were diabetics, whereas 22% were immuno-compromised and 15% had co-morbid conditions. The number of diabetics out of 658 patients atCivil Hospitalin Ahmedabad on the other hand was about 95%, said experts.
The released the analysis of the cases but did not reveal the numbers of total cases so far, or of deaths. The central government on Monday had declared 2,165 cases the highest in the country to be from Gujarat. The state government claimed deaths of 4% patients, putting the approximate figure of deaths at 87, which is much lower than the experts conservative estimate of 250-odd deaths due to theblack fungusin Gujarat.
Analysis by the state government claimed that 14.3% of the total patients have got discharged, whereas 81.6% of the total cases are currently hospitalized. The male to female ratio is 2:1, said officials, whereas
71% of the patients are above 45 years of age. Only 0.5% were below 18 years of age, 28.4% in 18-45 years and 46.3% 45-60 years age group.