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Study: Novel coronavirus has decreased life expectancy for men, but not for women

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For the first time in the last 40 years, a decline has been observed in the life expectancy for the men in the UK. This change has emerged specifically due to the coronavirus pandemic. The deadly virus has claimed millions of lives within a year, which has also reduced the life expectancy of men.

“Life expectancy has increased in the UK over the last 40 years, albeit at a slower pace in the last decade. However, the coronavirus pandemic led to a greater number of deaths than normal in 2020,” Pamela Cobb, of the ONS centre for ageing and demography, said.

While there has been no improvement in life expectancy for women, the data has remained almost the same. However, that is not same for men. “Consequently, in the latest estimates, we see virtually no improvement in life expectancy for women, while for men life expectancy has fallen back to levels reported for 2012 to 2014,” Cobb added. Before the Covid pandemic, a male baby born between 2015 to 2017 was expected to live for 79.2 years. However, that number has now reduced to 70 years for babies born between 2018 and 2020, as per Office for National Statistics (ONS).

On the other hand, life expectancy for women has largely stayed the same, i.e. 89.2 years for babies born between 2015 and 2017 as well as 2018 and 2020.

However, experts have also cautioned that this estimate does not mandate that the baby boys born between 2018 and 2020 will definitely have a shorter life. The data may change after the coronavirus pandemic ends. “These estimates rely on the assumption that current levels of mortality, which are unusually high, will continue for the rest of someone’s life,” Cobb said. “Once the coronavirus pandemic has ended and its consequences for future mortality are known, it is possible that life expectancy will return to an improving trend in the future.”

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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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