High percentage of youth infected with coronavirus in Punjab

LAHORE (92 News) – The provincial health department has revealed that senior citizens aged above 75 were less affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Punjab as the highest number of infections recorded among citizens aged between 31-45 years on Sunday. The statistics provided by the Punjab health department stated that the majority of coronavirus patients in the province are aged between 31 to 45 years while the rate of infections among male citizens is high as compared to female citizens. It emerged that 51,080 male citizens contracted the virus, whereas, over 50,081 suspected cases exist in the province. 23,070 confirmed cases among women were recorded while 19,089 suspected female patients emerged in Punjab. The citizens aged between 31-45 years were in majority as 22,978 people contracted COVID-19, whereas, the second-highest tally of the patients was 21,285 who aged between 16-30 years. 15,897 patients were aged between 46-60 years and 7,665 patients of age range between 61-75 were tested positive for the coronavirus. Senior citizens are among the least affected by the virus as the cases’ number stood at 1,319 in Punjab.