COVID-19 in India: Are Biological and Environmental Factors Helping to Stem the Incidence and Severity?

Chakrabarti Sankha Shubhra, Kaur Upinder, Banerjee Anindita, Ganguly Upasana, Banerjee Tuhina, Saha Sarama, Parashar Gaurav, Prasad Suvarna, Chakrabarti Suddhachitta, Mittal Amit, Agrawal Bimal Kumar, Rawal Ravindra Kumar, Zhao Robert Chunhua, Gambhir Indrajeet Singh, Khanna Rahul, Shetty Ashok K, Jin Kunlin, Chakrabarti Sasanka

Table 1 Demographic characteristics, travel history and health status of patients dying with COVID-19 positivity in India.

Age (years) Gender State History of foreign travel in past 3 weeks Co-morbidities 38 M Bihar Yes, returned from Qatar Renal disease 68 F Delhi Son returned from Switzerland Diabetes mellitus, hypertension 70 M Gujarat No, but domestic travel to Delhi# Cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension 69 M No, but domestic travel to Delhi & Jaipur## Asthma, kidney disease, sepsis, septic shock 85 F Yes (details NM) Yes, details NM 45 M NM Diabetes mellitus 46 M NM Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, pulmonary fibrosis 69 M Himachal Pradesh Yes, returned from US ------ 65 M Jammu & Kashmir No, but domestic travel to multiple cities including Delhi ---- Died of cardiac arrest 50s-60s, confusion in age M No, met a couple from Saudi Arabia Liver disease 76 M Karnataka Yes, returned from Saudi Arabia Asthma 70 or 75 F Yes, returned from Mecca, Saudi Arabia Diabetes mellitus, chest pain, hip fracture 65 M No, but domestic travel to Delhi NM 69 M Kerala Yes, returned from Dubai Hypertension, brought dead to hospital 35 or 65, (confusion in age) M Madhya Pradesh No Yes, NM 65 F No --- 47 M (suspected) No --- 65 F Maharashtra No ---- 65 F No ---- 68 M Yes, returned from Philippines Diabetes mellitus, asthma, acute renal failure 63 or 64 (confusion in age) M Yes, returned from Dubai Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, ischaemic heart disease 40 F NM Hypertension, chest pain for last few days 71 M Yes, returned from Saudi Arabia Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, CABG 45** M NM NM, yet to be found 70 or 72 (confusion in age) M Punjab Yes, returned from Germany & Italy ---- Died of cardiac arrest 73 M Rajasthan NM Diabetes mellitus, renal failure 54 M Tamil Nadu NM Steroid dependant COPD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension 74 M Telangana No, but domestic travel to Delhi Yes, NM, Brought dead to hospital 57 M West Bengal No, but domestic travel to Bilaspur* ---- Died of cardiac cause