patna contrary to the claim that the elderly people are more vulnerable to coronavirus the average age of positive cases in bihar is around 29 yearsaltogether six people have been reported to be infected by the virus so far one of them a munger native 38 died on saturday two more positive cases a 45yearold woman whose son had returned from italy and a 25yearold youth who had come back from scotland were reported on sunday the fourth person a 29yearold who had returned from bhavnagar in gujarat tested positive for covid19 on tuesday night two fresh cases were reported on wednesday night the first is an 11yearold kid and the other is a 35yearold womancoronavirus live updatesearlier in march medical journal lancet had stated that the average age of those who died of coronavirus was 69 years as the deadly disease is spreading in bihar and infecting young people health experts claim that youngsters are not immune to the virus last week the world health organisation had also pointed out that young people were not immune to covid19dr hira lal mahto professor of microbiology at the nalanda medical college and hospital said it was a myth that the virus did not affect youngsters the risk is higher in older people because of underlying diseases like diabetes and heart problems also their immunity is not as high as that of young adults or teenagers hence no matter what age group an individual belongs to the impact of the virus will depend on the seriousness of their underlying health conditions he told this newspapersharing similar views pratyush kumar a health specialist at the patna medical college and hospital pmch pointed out that although the highest mortality rate was among people above 65 years of age it was possible for young adults to get infected by the virus any underlying or genetic vulnerability can worsen the chances of death in younger adults if they are tested covid19 positive he saidtalking about precautions to be taken by young adults a senior doctor at the pmchs virology department said people should not step out of their houses and maintain distance even with family members in order to prevent the spread of the virus apart from that selfhygiene is important as it can stop the transmission of the virushe also urged patnaites to focus on mental health during the 21day lockdown