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Scientists decode unique patterns of coronavirus transmission in India

New Delhi, 1-Oct-2020

Researchers in India have conducted one of the largest analysis of Covid-19 epidemiology to date in the country and found that both cases and deaths due to the disease have been more heavily concentrated in the 40-69 years age group in India than is seen in high-income countries, among other trends. The study, quoted in a news report, was published in the journal Science on Wednesday. It assessed the disease transmission patterns in 5,75,071 individuals exposed to 84,965 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in a couple of states based on the data collected by tens of thousands of contact tracers. According to scientists, including Ramanan Laxminarayan from the Centre for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy in New Delhi, the findings offer a peek into the pandemic's trajectory in a low and middle-income country where most Covid-19 cases have occurred.