Covid with stroke: Mumbai doctors stress the need for timely treatment - Free Press Journal

On the eve of World Stroke Day, doctors from Nanavati Hospital revealed the results of a four-month study conducted on Covid-19 patients who suffered from a stroke during their treatment.

The study was conducted on 1,500 Covid-19 patients between May and August, of which 21 of them had developed strokes.

Moreover, for a comparative study, another 21 non-Covid patients were also included in the study who also suffered from a stroke.

As per the study, 66.7% per cent of the Covid-19 patients who suffered strokes had hypertension, while 33.3% per cent had diabetes.