More and more patients in the age group of 50-59 years are winning the battle against COVID-19, according to the past two weeks' data that shows a sharp decline in casualties among the quinquagenarians. The mortality rate has came down to 1.7 per cent as on September 29 from 5.5 per cent on September 15, all thanks to early detection of the disease.

Though the number of positive COVID-19 cases increased between September 15 and September 29, the overall deaths due to the virus dropped sharply, and particularly in the age group of 50-59 years. Around 25 per cent of the COVID-19 victims were in their 50s as on September 15, which dropped to 15 per cent on September 29.

The maximum number of COVID-19 cases in the second half of the month was reported among the 50-59 age group, at 5,502 but deaths were at 99. The number of cases among other age groups were all fewer than or around 5,000.