Image Source : PTI India’s current general case positivity charge suggests COVID-19 near being below management
India’s current general COVID-19 case positivity charge of 5.11 per cent suggests the pandemic is near being below management, the Union Health Ministry mentioned on Tuesday. Addressing a weekly press convention, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan mentioned although sure states, together with Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, are seeing a surge in variety of COVID-19 energetic instances, “the fact remains that recovered cases are still more than 97 per cent and India’s total active cases are less than 2 per cent (1.51 per cent)”.
Bhushan mentioned that central groups have been deputed to Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
“We are monitoring Haryana also,” he mentioned.
Two states, Maharashtra and Kerala, account for 75 per cent of the overall energetic COVID-19 instances within the nation, he said.
“According to WHO, if 140 tests per million are being conducted per day and case positivity rate is 5 per cent or below, it means the COVID-19 pandemic is under control. We are very close to that mark with the present overall case positivity being 5.11 per cent,” he mentioned.
NITI Aayog member (Health) V Okay Paul urged individuals to come back ahead and get vaccinated to interrupt the chain of transmission, whereas stressing that public compliance for COVID-19 acceptable behaviour can’t be diluted.
He mentioned a big proportion of the inhabitants was nonetheless vulnerable to illness and cautioned in opposition to any laxity.
He mentioned one of many causes for the surge in instances in some states are massive gatherings, events and weddings. He urged individuals to take care of social distance and keep away from gatherings, stating these can act as super-spreading occasions.
Bhushan mentioned India has recorded 113 COVID-19 deaths per million and performed 1,57,684 exams per million inhabitants.
According to the Health Ministry figures up to date at 8 am, India’s complete COVID-19 energetic caseload was recorded at 1,68,358 comprising 1.51 per cent of India’s complete infections.
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