Amid the new Covid variant Eris, at least one in three households in Karnataka, one in five in Delhi-NCR and one in six in Maharashtra have someone with viral fever or Covid-like symptoms, a survey by LocalCircles has found.
The symptoms of Eris are reported as sore throat, runny nose, blocked nose, sneezing, dry cough, headache, wet cough, hoarse voice, muscle aches, fever and altered smell.
The survey received over 19,000 responses from residents of Delhi-NCR, Maharashtra and Karnataka. A total of 63% respondents were men, while 37% were women.
The survey asked residents of Maharashtra, “How many individuals do you have in your household who currently have one or more Covid/ flu/ viral fever symptoms like fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, joint pain, body ache, respiratory issues, etc.?” A total of 62% of the respondents were men, while 38% were women.
This query received 7,652 responses, with 12% indicating that one individual in their household was unwell with Covid/viral symptoms, while 4% indicated that two-three individuals in their household were unwell. The remaining 84% indicated that “no one, thankfully” was unwell in their household. In sum, 16% of households surveyed in Maharashtra now have one or more individuals with COVID/ viral symptoms.
The survey sought to understand the situation from residents of Delhi-NCR. A total of 66% of the respondents were men, while 34% were women.
Of the 7,888 households in Delhi-NCR who responded to the same query, 14% indicated that 2-3 members in their household were unwell, and 7% indicated one person was unwell. However, 79% of respondents were thankful that as yet “no one” was unwell in their household.
In sum, 21% of households surveyed in Delhi-NCR currently have one or more individuals with viral/Covid-like symptoms.