Nearly 40% of patients in Moscow, on artificial lung ventilation (ALV) after infection with a coronavirus infection, at least 40 years old
Photo: Sergey Vedyashkin / AGN Moscow
Almost 40% of patients in Moscow, on artificial lung ventilation (ALV) after infection with a coronavirus infection, at least 40 years old.
According to Russian statistics, a serious condition is observed not only in elderly patients with chronic diseases who contracted the coronavirus. People younger than 60 years constitute about 50% of all who have in the result of coronavirus infection observed in lung damage. Their share of the total number of critically ill patients – 45%. 15 per cent infected and having complications is less than 40 years.
moreover, among patients under the age of 60 years – 64% or two-thirds of the total number of patients on a ventilator, reported on Sunday, March 29, in Moscow the operational headquarters on control and monitoring of the situation with coronavirus. It noted that these figures are similar to data from other countries.
as of March 29, the number of cases in Moscow of 1,014 people. Age 46% of the patients from 35 to 64 years.
behind them is young people aged 18 to 34, they make up about 33.5% of the total number of patients.
a further 15% in those older than 65 years.
5,5% of cases – children who often carry the disease is mild or asymptomatic, but may be the carriermi virus.
