In Patiala, Ludhiana, Faridkot and Amritsar, districts reporting the most deaths in Punjab, over 60% of those who died of Covid were either obese, diabetic or suffering from hypertension.
Ludhiana: Despite adequate health infrastructure, no shortage of oxygen or drugs, Punjab’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) still stands at 2.6 per cent, the highest in the country, with doctors, health experts, even administrators blaming the state’s “eating habits, lifestyle and callous attitude” for it.
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