Table 1.

Variables considered for the Covid Vulnerability Index.

COVID-19 Precaution	Variable	Description
Social Distancing	Population Density	persons per square kilometer
	Dilapidated residential house condition	percentage of total households in a city sub-unit whose house condition is decrepit
	No exclusive room	percentage of total households in a city sub-unit who do not have an exclusive room for living in their house
Lockdown	Main source of drinking water – away from the premises	percentage of total households in a city sub-unit who need to go at least 100 m from their house to fetch drinking water
	Number of households not having latrine facility within the premises	percentage of total households in a city sub-unit who need to go outside their house for availing latrine facility
Direct Health Variable	Drinking water from un-treated source	percentage of total households in a city sub-unit who get water from an untreated source