Children at risk in the third wave of Corona? Know what percentage of children came in the grip of the virus in the first and second wave

The havoc of the second wave of Corona has gradually reduced a lot. During the second wave, there has been a decline of about 85 percent in comparison to the number of new corona cases that were coming at the time of the peak. Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Lav Aggarwal said that we are seeing this decline after 75 days, in this way it is an overall decline in infections.

The Health Ministry said that on May 7, 4 lakh 14 thousand 188 new cases had come, which now 60 thousand 471 new cases have come. More than 100 cases are coming in 165 districts of the country. Whereas there has also been a huge reduction in active cases ie those who are undergoing treatment. The number of active cases has now come down to less than 10 lakh. The number of patients recovering has increased, while the recovery rate in the country has gone up to 95.6 percent. The positivity rate has also come down significantly.

How dangerous is the first and second wave for children

The top health advisor of the central government had expressed the apprehension that the third wave of corona could prove to be dangerous for children. In this regard, Luv Aggarwal said that during the first wave of the corona, only 3.28 percent of children in the age group of 1 to 10 years were found infected. Whereas during the second of Corona, 3.05 percent of children of this age were infected. Whereas, 8.03 percent of children in the age group 11 to 20 were infected during the first wave of the corona. Whereas in the second wave 8.5 percent of children of this age group were infected.

Randeep Guleria said – no data on much impact on children

Earlier, Dr. Randeep Guleria, Director, AIIMS Hospital had clarified that there is no data on children at the global or Indian level that the impact of the third wave will be more on children. Randeep Guleria had said during the press conference on behalf of the Ministry of Health that even in the second wave of coronavirus, the children who got infected with the virus were either very less ill or they were already suffering from some disease. He said that I do not think that children will be seriously infected with a corona in the coming days.