Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
With more than 9 lakh tests in last 24 hour,
The gap between Active and Recovered cases reaches nearly 18 lakh
Posted On: 27 AUG
2020 1:58PM by PIB
Following this tenet,
With more patients recovering and being discharged from hospitals and
home isolation (in case of mild and moderate cases),
A focus on Standard of Care protocol as described in the Clinical Management Protocol of Ministry of Health Ministry, better skilled doctors in the ICUs and hospitals, improved ambulance services, use of non-invasive oxygen and use of investigational therapies have led to the national Case Fatality Rate (CFR) maintaining its downward slide. It has further slumped to stand at 1.83% today. 10 States/UTs are faring better in terms of Recovery Rate than the national average.
The exponential rise in the country-wide has been made possible through
a graded expansion of the testing lab network. The total number of labs has
risen to 1550 so far, including 993 labs in the government sector and 557
private labs. These include:
• Real-Time RT PCR based testing labs: 795 (Govt: 460 + Private: 335)
• TrueNat based testing labs: 637
(Govt: 499 + Private: 138)
• CBNAAT based testing labs: 118 (Govt: 34 + Private: 84)
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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MV/SJ
HFW/COVID
Updates/27Aug2020/1
(Release ID: 1648924) Visitor Counter : 119
Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
States urged to proactively limit COVID transmission and keep
the mortality below 1%
Cabinet Secretary reviews 10 States/UT with high COVID Case Fatality
Posted On: 27 AUG
2020 6:05PM by PIB
Cabinet Secretary holds a video conference (VC) with the Chief
Secretariesand Health Secretaries of nine States and one UT at 1030 hrs today.
The States/UT attending the VC were Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
Telangana, Gujarat, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and
Jammu & Kashmir, alongwith the Union Health Secretary, DG ICMR and Member
(Health), NITI Aayog. The VC was convened to review and discuss the COVID
management and response strategy in these States/UT.
Union Health Secretary made a detailed presentation on the current
status of COVID-19 in these States/UT, with a focus on districts reporting high
case fatality and the need to refine as well as strengthen approach and
strategiesrelating to testing, contact tracing, surveillance, containment, home
isolation, availability of Ambulances, hospital beds, oxygen, treatment
protocols, etc. It was observed that out of the total deaths in the country in
the last two weeks, 89% of deaths are in these 10 States/UT and hence, these
States/UT need to have continued and rigorous vigil so as to contain the spread
of infection as well as take steps to reduce fatalities.
The States/UT were advised to proactively take stepstowards reducing
case fatality to less than 1% across all districts focusing on :
1.
Effective containment, contact tracing &
surveillance
2.
Ensuring that at least in 80 % of new positive
cases, all close contacts should be traced and tested with 72 hours
3.
Ensuring a minimum of140 tests per million per
day in all districts while targeting a positivity/confirmation rate of <5%
4.
Leveraging Antigen tests in containment zones /
healthcare settings & retesting of all symptomatic negatives with RT-PCR
5.
Regular monitoring of home isolation patients
(tele-calling and home visits) and ensuring timely admission to healthcare
facility if SPO2 level falls below the designated level
6.
Putting in public domain the availability of
beds and ambulances across COVID facilities while significantly reducing
ambulance response time
7.
Saving lives by effective clinical management
of all cases
8.
Monitoringweek-wise fatality rates for each
health facility with particular focus on vulnerable patients (Comorbid,
patients > 60 years’ age)
9.
Upgrading COVID dedicated facilities based on
case load
10.
Monitoring availability and usage ofnecessary
drugs, masks and PPE kits in all facilities
11.
Focus on Behavioral Change Communication
promoting COVID appropriate behavior consisting of social distancing, wearing
of masks, hand hygiene, cough etiquettes etc.
The Chief Secretaries explained about the current situation in the
States/UT and their preparedness to tackle the spread of COVID-19, health
infrastructure available to meet the challenge and steps taken to strengthen it
further. States/UT also highlighted steps taken towards reducing case fatality
as well as involving community in terms of COVID safe behaviour.
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MV
HFW/CabSec
review meeting/27Aug2020/2
(Release ID: 1648988) Visitor Counter : 91
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