29 per cent increase in flu-related queries: Practo insights, Health News, ET HealthWorld
ETHealthWorld
March 14, 2023, 10:02 IST
New Delhi: With the significant increase in flu cases across the country, Practo put together insights from its database to understand the spread of influenza A subtype H3N2. The company has seen a spike in search queries related to the seasonal flu in the last two weeks as compared to the first two weeks of this year.
From February 20 to March 05, 2023, the company has witnessed an increase of around 29 per cent in flu-related queries in comparison with the time interval of January 1-14, 2023. The companys data suggests 55 per cent of the queries are on fever and 31 per cent on cold and cough.
Breaking the data geographically, Pracos analysis shows that 24 per cent of the related queries are from Bangalore, followed by Delhi at 16 per cent and Mumbai is attributed with around 10 per cent of search results.
With COVID-like symptoms, many people have been affected by this influenza virus. The Indian Council of Medical Research (
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 4:32 am