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Eighty per cent Indians asymptomatic: An internal analysis by Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) has found that 80 per cent of cases in India are asymptomatic. Among the symptomatic, 25.93 per cent reported fever, 17.18 per cent had cough, 7.83 per cent said they had a sore throat and 5.54 per cent complained of breathlessness. However, the largest proportion of symptoms reported were loss of smell, gastrointestinal issues and body ache. The 80 per cent asymptomatic figure, however, is a major cause of concern as these are the people driving the pandemic. The figure arrived through the analysis is higher