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Covid pneumonia caused 30% deaths 

28 Aug 2021

  • Smaller percentage died of blood clot obstructions in lungs 
 By Yumiko Perera  Medical researchers in the country earlier last week revealed results of the postmortem examinations carried out on the remains of 100 persons who had died of Covid-19 which uncovered that nearly 30% had developed Covid pneumonia, or in medical terms, acute lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (ALIP), a potentially fatal complication in Covid-19 infection at the initial stages of lung involvement. Infectious Diseases Hospital (IDH) Consultant Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) Dr. Channa Perera earlier last week, revealed to the media that the research indicated that people with comorbidities are more prone to developing Covid pneumonia, The Sunday Morning learnt.  While approximately 30% had died of Covid pneumonia, an even smaller percentage had died of blood clot obstructions in the lungs, Dr. Perera revealed. Elaborating that at the very initial stage of lung damage, they have observed that the Covid-19 virus, due to its inflammatory changes which cause liberation of chemical mediators of acute inflammation to the bloodstream, had caused damage to the lungs, Dr. Perera noted that although the damage is reversible at the initial stages, subsequently, it becomes irreversible.   Moreover, he further elaborated that this condition is the very early stage of lung damage which has the tendency to develop secondary bacterial pneumonia, and due to the damaged alveoli, the lung is more prone to get secondary bacterial pneumonia and people die as a result, The Sunday Morning learnt.   Meanwhile, speaking with us on what is being done to address such situations, Health Ministry Communications Director, Public Health Services Deputy Director General, and Disaster Preparedness and Response Division Head Dr. Hemantha Herath stated that Covid patients are given supportive treatment, which includes the general care of the patients and monitoring the situation, and that they would be administered certain drugs that help prevent inflammation, etc.  "While these are the supportive treatments, if the patients go into respiratory distress, then they are given oxygen until it is resolved. However, sometimes, Covid pneumonia exacerbates the existing underlying health conditions in patients, causing irreversible damage, like the thickening of the lungs, and ultimately, death.  "Most of the patients, after a brief period of ICU care or oxygen therapy, tend to recover, but some don't, and this is what is being done to address this at the moment," Dr. Herath noted.

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