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Of all COVID-19 patients in city, 32% are between 20-29 yrs oldAbout 32% of the COVID-19 patients inare between the age of 20 and 29 years, an age-wise distribution of data shows, dispelling the wrong notion that the young are immune to. A majority of the positive cases were reported in East and South Bengaluru, which boasts of the city’s posh residential areas and high-rise buildings.The age-wise and area-wise data was obtained from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), which is collating information from the Health Department on the number of positive cases, besides keeping a track on all the 14,910 people who returned to Bengaluru from abroad between March 8 and 23.Among the 50 positive cases as on Saturday, 16 are youngsters and nine are senior citizens. As many as 21 positive cases are in the 30-59 year age group. Among the patients, 30 are men and 20, women. The data does not count the nine, who have recovered.Healthcare professionals say that no one is immune to the disease but added that the older people have greater susceptibility to it.The World Health Organisation (WHO) has also warned people against socialising while officials in the state have instructed people to stay indoors. Most of the young infected with the disease have a travel history to countries such as the US, UK and Spain.East Bengaluru reported 18 COVID-19 positive cases, which is the highest among BBMP zones. The zone comprises the central parts of Bengaluru including Shantala Nagara, Shantinagar and CV Raman Nagar and residential areas including Hebbal, Sanjay Nagar, Nagawara.While 11 positive cases were found in South Bengaluru such as Basavanagudi, Jaynagar, Padmanabhanagar, eight were reported in Mahadevapura zone, where a large number of software professionals reside. The least number of cases were reported in Yelahanka and RR Nagar with just one case each.Most patients are being treated in hospitals such as Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, KG General Hospital, Victoria General Hospital, Jayanagar General Hospital, Manipal Hospital, Mallige Medical Hospital and others.