Precautions key, warns govt as positivity rate declines to 4.8%

New Delhi, 16 Jun 2021:

New Delhi: With the weekly positivity rate down to 4.8% between June 8-14 and restrictions being eased throughout states, the federal government has cautioned that precautions are essential to make sure that positive aspects made up to now usually are not misplaced and there’s a want to establish hotspots and implement localised containment methods.

The well being ministry warned that classes from the second wave present that the virus is very transmissible and prevention is essential even as the information displays some respite. Almost 85% decline in day by day new circumstances has been famous for the reason that peak on May 7 when circumstances touched 4,14,188. On June 14, this was down to 60,471. Active circumstances fell under 10 lakh after 65 days. This is a decline by 75.6% from the height of energetic circumstances on May 10 throughout the nation.

Lav Agarwal, joint secretary within the well being ministry, additionally shared that the variety of districts reporting over 100 day by day circumstances have diminished from 531 as recorded within the week ending May 4 to 165 within the week ending June 13. At current, there are 20 states and UTs the place the energetic caseload is lower than 5,000 and a drastic discount is being famous in virtually all states.

Due to the restrictions being imposed when it comes to containment actions, a pointy decline of 78% has been famous for the reason that highest reported weekly Covid case positivity of 21.4% recorded between May 4-10 in the course of the second wave. Also, a constant improve in restoration rate has beeen noticed since May 3 when it was 81.8% to 95.6% as on date.

Speaking, about measures to forestall the unfold of the virus, Niti Aayog member, well being Dr V Ok Paul stated, “testing and containment” may have to be the main target. “The virus transmission is low at present and it becomes important that when a positive case is identified the person must be separated and his contacts quarantined.”

Times of India