Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATES AS ON 17.7.2020
Recoveries increase to more than 6.35 lakh, Recovery Rate to 63.33%
Close to 23,000 cases cured in the last 24 hours
Recoveries increase to more than 6.35 lakh, Recovery Rate to 63.33%
Close to 23,000 cases cured in the last 24 hours
Posted On: 17 JUL 2020 6:11PM by PIB Delhi
The “Test, Track and Treat”
strategy of the Centre being implemented by the State/UT governments is proving
to be an appropriate strategy to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. India has
seen a steady increase in the number of patients recovering of COVID. In the
last 24 hours, 22,942 were cured and discharged.This has resulted in 63.33% of
total positive cases recovering. 6,35,756 patients have recovered, till date.
While the strategy to deal with
the spread of infection remains focused on early detection with wide-spread and
easily accessible testing, the intensive contact tracing is aimed at
restricting the spread. The Containment Strategy implemented across the
Containment and Buffer Zones stresses on house-to-house survey and surveillance
of SARI/ILI patients with focus on the elderly and people with co-morbid
conditions. This has ensured that the COVID cases are identified in a timely
manner and treated as per the severity of the symptoms either at home or in
hospitals.
Ramping up of testing capacity
has resulted in more than 3 lakh tests being conducted per day. 3,33,228
samples have been tested in the last 24 hours. The cumulative number of
1,30,72,718 samples tested has resulted in 9473 testing per million for the
country.
Starting from one diagnostic lab
in Jan 2020, the country is strengthened 1244 labs today, with 880 labs in the
government sector and 364 in the private sector.
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 638
(Govt: 392 + Private: 246)
• TrueNat based testing labs: 504 (Govt:
452 + Private: 52)
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 102
(Govt: 36 + Private: 66)
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 the 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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Rising recovery rate is aiding continuous decline
in Covid 19 active cases
Mumbai’s recovery rate is above the national average
Mumbai’s recovery rate is above the national average
Posted On: 17 JUL 2020 4:16PM by PIB Mumbai
New Delhi / Mumbai : 17.07.2020
Although, India is reporting increased number of Covid 19 cases following
widening of testing, the ray of hope is the rising recovery rate, which is
aiding continuous decline in Covid 19 active cases. According to the
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the recovery rate has shot up from 52%
in mid June to more than 63% by mid July. As on date, the actual case
load of Covid 19 in the country is 3,42,756, while the number of cured is
approximately 6.35 lakhs making for 63% of reported cases.
In Maharashtra, Mumbai is nearing the 1 lakh mark as far as the number of
reported cases is concerned. But it has also clocked one of the impressive
recovery rates at nearly70%, which is 7% higher than the national average and
nearly 15% higher than Maharashtra which has clocked a recovery rate of
55.62%. According the data released by the Medical Education & Drugs
Department (MEDD) on Friday, the number of active cases in Mumbai is 24,307
while the number of patients recovered stands at 67,830.
The Covid 19 recovery rate in Mumbai stood at 50% around mid June, when the
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) launched the ‘Mission Zero’ under
Rapid Action Plan to contain Coronavirus transmission. The rate improved to 57
per cent on July 1 and further to around 70% by 15th July. The focus of
Covid 19 containment has now shifted to Mumbai satellite cities – Thane,
Kalyan-Dombivili and Mira-Bhayandar.
Across India, Delhi has posted a recovery rate of 82% against total
reported cases of 118,645. Rajasthan, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have
also posted good recovery rate of 70% or above.
The
collaborative efforts of all States/UTs for house-to-house surveys, contact
tracing, surveillance of containment and buffer zones, perimeter control
activities, aggressive testing and timely diagnosis has resulted in early
identification of the infected persons. This has helped in early treatment too.
India has followed a standard of care protocol for the differentiated
categorisation of COVID-19 patients- mild, moderate and severe as clearly
formulated in the Clinical Management Protocol of Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare (MoHFW). The effective clinical management strategies have
shown to yield positive results. Almost 80% of the asymptomatic and mild cases
are advised home isolation under medical supervision. The strategy of home
isolation for the mild and asymptomatic patients has ensured to keep the
hospitals unburdened, where the focus has been on treatment of the severe cases
and reduction of fatality. It is also notable that less than 1.94% of the cases
are in ICUs, 0.35% cases are on ventilators and 2.81% cases are on Oxygen beds.
As a result of concerted efforts, the COVID-19 Hospital Infrastructure to
treat COVID-19 is stronger today. There are 1,383 Dedicated COVID Hospitals,
3107 Dedicated COVID Healthcare Centres, and 10,382 COVID Care Centres across
India.
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 queries on COVID-19, please call the Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare helpline no.: +91-11-23978046 or 1075 (Toll-free).
Helpline number for Maharashtra is 020-26127394
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Actual case load of COVID-19 patients in the
country is only 3.42 lakhs
Recovered Cases are 6.35 lakh and increasing
Less than 1% cases on Ventilators, less than 2% cases in ICUs & less than 3% cases on Oxygen Beds
Recovered Cases are 6.35 lakh and increasing
Less than 1% cases on Ventilators, less than 2% cases in ICUs & less than 3% cases on Oxygen Beds
Posted On: 17 JUL 2020 2:34PM by PIB Delhi
The actual case load of COVID-19 cases in the
country is only 3,42,756, as on date. More than 6.35 lakhs (63.33%) of the
total cases have recovered.
India, being the second most populous country in
the world with 1.35 billion people, has 727.4 cases per million. On the global
scale, cases/million population in India are 4 to 8 times less than some
European countries.
The case fatality rate at 18.6 deaths/million of
the country is one of the lowest in the world. The collaborative efforts of all
States/UTs for house-to-house surveys, contact tracing, surveillance of
containment and buffer zones, perimeter control activities, aggressive testing
and timely diagnosis has resulted in early identification of the infected
persons. This has helped in early treatment too.
India has followed a standard of care protocol for
the differentiated categorisation of COVID-19 patients- mild, moderate and
severe as clearly formulated in the Clinical Management Protocol of Ministry of
Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW). The effective clinical
management strategies have shown to yield positive results. Almost 80% of the
asymptomatic and mild cases have been advised home isolation under medical
supervision. The moderate and severe patients are being treated in either the
Dedicated COVID Hospitals or Dedicated COVID Health Centres. The strategy of
home isolation for the mild and asymptomatic patients has ensured to keep the
hospitals unburdened, where the focus has been on treatment of the severe cases
and reduction of fatality. It is also notable that less than 1.94% of the cases
are in ICUs, 0.35% cases are on ventilators and 2.81% cases are on Oxygen beds.
Medical infrastructure to ensure quality treatment
of the admitted patients is being continuously augmented across the country. As
a result of concerted efforts, the COVID-19 Hospital Infrastructure to treat
COVID-19 is stronger today. It has 1383 Dedicated COVID Hospitals, 3107
Dedicated COVID Healthcare Centres, and 10,382 COVID Care Centres. Together
they have a capacity of 46,673 ICU beds. 21,848 ventilators are deployed in the
hospitals in all States/UTs. There is no shortage of N95 masks and PPE kits.
The Centre has supplied 235.58 lakh N95 masks and 124.26 lakh PPE kits to
State/UTs/Central institutions.
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
the 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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India on track to achieving the Maternal Mortality
Ratio (MMR) targets for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) & National
Health Policy (NHP): Dr. Harsh Vardhan
States achieving the SDG target increase from 3 to 5
States achieving the SDG target increase from 3 to 5
Posted On: 17 JUL 2020 6:01PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Dr.
Harsh Vardhan, speaking on the success achieved by India on the Maternal
Mortality Ratio (MMR), said, “Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of India has
declined by 9 points in one year as per the Special Bulletin on MMR released by
the Registrar General of India. The ratio has declined from 122 in 2015-17 to
113 in 2016-18 (7.4 % decline).” He highlighted that the country has been
witnessing a progressive reduction in MMR from 167 in 2011-2013, 130 in
2014-2016, 122 in 2015-17, and to 113 in 2016-18.
Speaking on India’s commitment to Sustainable
Development Goals, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “With this persistent decline, India
is on track to achieving the SDG of 70/ lakh live births by 2030 and National
Health Policy (NHP) target of 100/ live births by 2020. The number of states
which have achieved the SDG target has now risen from 3 to 5 viz. Kerala (43),
Maharashtra (46) Tamil Nadu (60), Telangana (63) and Andhra Pradesh (65). There
are eleven (11) States that have achieved the target of MMR set by the NHP
which includes the above 5 and the states of Jharkhand (71), Gujarat (75),
Haryana (91), Karnataka (92), West Bengal (98) and Uttarakhand (99).”
Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated that three states (Punjab
(129), Bihar (149), Odisha (150)) have MMR in between 100-150, while for 5
states namely, Chhattisgarh (159), Rajasthan (164), Madhya Pradesh (173), Uttar
Pradesh (197) and Assam (215), MMR is above 150.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan congratulated the states of
Rajasthan (which has shown the maximum decline of 22 points), Uttar Pradesh (19
points), Odisha (18 points) Bihar (16 points) and Madhya Pradesh (15 points).
He also stated that two states (Telangana and Maharashtra) have shown more than
15% decline in MMR, while 4 states namely, Odisha, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh,
and Gujarat have shown a decline between 10-15%. Seven states viz. Karnataka,
Assam, Jharkhand, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar have
witnessed a decline between 5-10%.
Highlighting the efforts taken by the Union and the
State/UT governments, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “This success can be attributed
to the intensive endeavor of the government in achieving impressive gains in
institutional deliveries as well as focusing on quality and coverage of
services under NHM through various schemes such as Janani Shishu Suraksha
Karyakram, Janani Suraksha Yojana, and newer initiatives like LaQshya and
Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan. Government of India also
envisages rolling out the overarching SUMAN initiative including the midwifery
initiative, assuring delivery of maternal and newborn healthcare services
encompassing wider access to free and quality services, zero tolerance for
denial of services along with respectful maternity care.”
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