Ministry of
Health and Family Welfare
UPDATES ON COVID-19 AS ON 23.6.2020
India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh population in the world
India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh population in the world
Posted On: 23
JUN 2020 1:50PM by PIB Delhi
The WHO Situation Report 154 dated 22ndJune, 2020 shows that India has one of the lowest deaths per lakh
population. India’s cases of death per lakh population is 1.00 while the global
average is more than its six times, at 6.04. The UK has witnessed 63.13 cases
of COVID-19 related deaths per lakh population, while the metric for Spain,
Italy and US is 60.60, 57.19 and 36.30 respectively.
In India,early detection of cases, timely testing and surveillance,
extensive contact tracing coupled with effective clinical management have
helped to check the case mortality. This is also a testimony to the
graded, pre-emptive and pro-active approach the Government of India along with
the States/UTs for the prevention, containment and management of COVID-19.
The recovery rate continues to improve. As on date, it is 56.38% amongst
COVID-19 patients. So far, a total of 2,48,189 patients have been cured of COVID-19. During the last 24 hours, a total
of 10,994 COVID-19
patients have been cured.
Presently, there are 1,78,014 active cases and all are under active medical supervision.
The number of government labs has been increased to 726 and private labs
have increased to 266, summing up to a total of 992. The break-up is as follows:
· Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 553 (Govt: 357 +
Private: 196)
· TrueNat based testing labs : 361 (Govt: 341 +
Private: 20)
· CBNAAT based testing labs : 78 (Govt: 28 + Private:
50)
The samples tested in the last 24 hours has further increased to
1,87,223. The total number tested, as on date, is 71,37,716.
For all authentic & updated information on COVID-19 related technical
issues, guidelines & advisories please regularly visit: https://www.mohfw.gov.in/ and @MoHFW_INDIA .
Technical queries related to COVID-19 may be sent to
technicalquery.covid19@gov.in and other queries on ncov2019@gov.in and
@CovidIndiaSeva .
In case of any queries on COVID-19, please call at Ministry of Health
& Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 (Toll-free). List of
helpline numbers of States/UTs on COVID-19 is also available at https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/coronvavirushelplinenumber.pdf .
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COVID-19 Updates
Taking COVID-19 head-on with Community Participation and Digital Initiatives in Odisha
Taking COVID-19 head-on with Community Participation and Digital Initiatives in Odisha
Posted On: 23
JUN 2020 4:25PM by PIB Delhi
The fight against COVID-19 is a collective war led by the Centre with
active participation of the States/UTs. Many States have evolved customized
strategies within the larger framework of advisories, guidelines and protocols
suggested by the Centre.
Odisha has focused its anti-COVID measures on active use of IT,
empowering the local sarpanches, building its skilled healthcare force through
community participation, and protecting the vulnerable groups. This had led to
reduced disease burden with low mortality rates. Some of the key initiatives
include:
Support to co-morbid and senior
citizens via Sachetak app
Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has developed
a mobile App‘Sachetak’,to keepco-morbid and elderly citizens of the city under
high scrutiny. One family member is registered as a caregiver. For elderly
people staying alone, one volunteer from Ward Level Sachetak Committee is
identified as a caregiver. They are oriented in ways to ring-fence the
vulnerable people. Through this App, citizens can explore resources on
COVID protection, consult doctors, view
updates on COVID quarantine, positive cases etc. The data from the App helps
civic bodies plan for targeted healthcare camps.
Empowerment of Sarpanches for effective
monitoring
The State government has delegated powers of District
Collectors to Sarpanches of Gram Panchayats for their jurisdiction under
Section 51 of Disaster Management Act, 2005, Epidemic Diseases Act 1897 read
with Odisha COVID-19 Regulations, 2020. This is helping inefficient monitoring
of the 14-day quarantine regulations, especially of the returning migrants.
Deployment of telemedicine services
A free-of-charge telemedicine helpline service
(14410) has been made operational in addition to the 104 helpline. Equipped
with an interactive voice response (IVR) system-based module, this provides
medical advice and informs people on various COVID-19 related resources with
the help of over 300 qualified medical professionals. This has helped to reduce
fear and apprehension among the population.
Capacity augmentation of medical
personnel
The Odisha government has trained 1.72 lakh health
personnel to provide healthcare services to COVID-patients. As an innovative
step, the Ganjam district administration is training thousands of migrants in
quarantine centers as community health workers in areas such as sanitation
measures. This practice is being replicated in other districts too.
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