UPDATES ON COVID-19 AS ON 2.7.2020

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

UPDATES ON COVID-19 AS ON 2.7.2020

Recovery rate fast moving to touch 60%

Difference between recovered and active cases increases to 1,32,912

Posted On: 02 JUL 2020 3:29PM by PIB Delhi

Coordinated efforts at all levels of government for prevention, containment and management of COVID-19 are showing encouraging results with consistently increasing gap between recoveries and active cases. As on date, there are 1,32,912 recovered cases more than the active COVID-19 cases.

Timely clinical management of COVID-19 cases has resulted in more than 10,000 daily recoveries. During the last 24 hours, a total of 11,881 COVID-19 patients have been cured, taking the cumulative figure to 3,59,859. This further takes the recovery rate to 59.52%.

Presently, there are 2,26,947 active cases and all are under medical supervision.

The top 15 States in terms of absolute numbers of COVID-19 recovered cases are:

S.No.	State/UT	Absolute Recovery
1	Maharashtra	93,154
2	Delhi	59,992
3	Tamil Nadu	52,926
4	Gujarat	24,030
5	Uttar Pradesh	16,629
6	Rajasthan	14,574
7	West Bengal	12,528
8	Madhya Pradesh	10,655
9	Haryana	10,499
10	Telangana	8,082
11	Karnataka	8,063
12	Bihar	7,946
13	Andhra Pradesh	6,988
14	Assam	5,851
15	Odisha	5,353

The top 15 states in terms of recovery rate are:

S.No.	State / UT	Recovery Rate
1	Chandigarh	82.3%
2	Meghalaya	80.8%
3	Rajasthan	79.6%
4	Uttarakhand	78.6%
5	Chhattisgarh	78.3%
6	Tripura	78.3%
7	Bihar	77.5%
8	Mizoram	76.9%
9	Madhya Pradesh	76.9%
10	Jharkhand	76.6%
11	Odisha	73.2%
12	Gujarat	72.3%
13	Haryana	70.3%
14	Ladakh	70.1%
15	Uttar Pradesh	69.1%

As per the “Test, Trace, Treat” strategy, there has been a steady rise in the samples tested every day with more than 90 lakh samples being tested till date. During the last 24 hours 2,29,588 samples have been tested. The cumulative number of samples tested, as on date, is 90,56,173.

The testing lab network in the country is further strengthened. With 768 labs in the government sector and 297 private labs, there are as many as 1065 labs in the country. These include:

•     Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 578 (Govt: 366 + Private: 212)

•     TrueNat based testing labs: 398 (Govt: 370 + Private: 28)

•     CBNAAT based testing labs: 89 (Govt: 32 + Private: 57)

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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Removal of obstructions paves the way for ramped up COVID-19 testing

Now, Private Practitioner can also prescribe a COVID-19 test

Total tests to soon touch 1 crore

Posted On: 02 JUL 2020 2:44PM by PIB Delhi

The total number of people being tested for COVID-19 tests in the country will soon touch one crore.

This has been possible due to removal of all bottlenecks by Government of India. Various steps taken by the Central Government have paved the way for enhanced testing for COVID-19.

As on date, 90,56,173 tests have been conducted through a diagnostic testing network which is fast expanding. There are now 1065 testing labs in the country comprising 768 in the public sector and 297 private labs. The per day testing capacity is also fast growing. Yesterday, as many as 2,29,588 people got tested for COVID-19.

Through a significant step announced by the Central Government, COVID-19  testing can now be done on the prescription of any registered practitioner, and not exclusively a Government doctor. The Centre has strongly advised States/UTs to take immediate steps to facilitate testing at the earliest by enabling all qualified medical practitioners, including private practitioners, to prescribe COVID test to any individual fulfilling the criteria for testing as per ICMR guidelines.

Reiterating that ‘Test-Track-Treat’ is the key strategy for early detection and containment of the outbreak, the Centre has advised States/ UTs to take all possible steps to ensure full capacity utilization of all COVID-19 testing laboratories in the State/ UT. This shall ensure full capacity utilization of all labs, especially the private ones, thus hugely benefitting the people.

Through a far-reaching move, ICMR has strongly recommended that laboratories should be free to test any individual in accordance to the ICMR Guidelines and State authorities must not restrict an individual from getting tested, as early testing will help in containing the virus and saving lives.

Government of India has urged States to ramp up testing in a big way by using Rapid Antigen Point-of-Care tests in addition to RT-PCR, which is the gold standard for diagnosis of COVlD-19. The Rapid Antigen test is quick, simple, safe and can be used in containment zones as well as hospitals, as per criteria specified by ICMR for testing. ICMR is validating ore such kits are to increase the available options to the citizens.

Centre has also asked States/UTs are to facilitate testing in a big way by adoption of 'campaign mode' by organizing testing camps, using mobile vans etc. This shall effectively take COVID-19 tests to the people’s doorsteps in high incidence areas to collect samples of all symptomatic individuals as well as their contacts, and get those samples tested by using rapid antigen tests.

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