Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
On a steep rise, India conducts more than 4.23 cr tests
43% of Total Cases recorded in just 3 States-Maharashtra, AP, Karnataka
Posted On: 31 AUG 2020 12:24PM by PIB Delhi
India has exhibited determined
resolve to expand the testing which has led to an exponential hike of COVID-19
testing. Starting from a single test in one lab in Pune in January 20202, the
daily testing capacity has been scaled up to more than 10 lakh in August 2020.
The cumulative tests have
crossed 4.23 cr today. 8,46,278 tests were conducted in
the past 24 hours.
India has registered 78,512 cases in the last 24 hours
(Sunday, 30th August 2020). Hence the report by certain Media
Entities of about 80,000 cases in the last 24 hours is without any basis.
Seven States have contributed to
70% of these new cases in the last 24 hours. Of these, Maharashtra has
contributed the maximum case load amounting to almost 21%, followed by Andhra
Pradesh (13.5%), Karnataka (11.27%) and Tamil Nadu which stands at 8.27%. Uttar
Pradesh with 8.27%, West Bengal with 3.85%, and Odisha with 3.84% are the
remaining States contributing to the increased caseload.
Of the total cumulative number
of cases, 43% are recorded in just three states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
and Karnataka. While Tamil Nadu has contributed 11.66% of the total cases.
Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and
Karnataka also account for about 50% of the deaths added in the last 24 hours
due to COVID-19, with Maharashtra leading with 30.48%.
The Union Government is
regularly engaging with States/UTs that are reporting a spurt in cases and
those with higher fatality rate. They have been advised to undertake aggressive
measures to ensure higher testing, effective clinical management to lower
fatality and save lives along with efficient monitoring at various levels.
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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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Health Ministry to rush Central teams to UP, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, and Odisha
Central teams to assist in strengthening Containment, Surveillance, Testing and
efficient Clinical management
Posted On: 31 AUG 2020 5:18PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare has decided to deploy high level Central teams to four States of Uttar
Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha. These States are seeing a sudden
surge in the number of COVID cases and some of them are also reporting high
mortality.
The teams will support the State
efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing and efficient
clinical management of the positive cases. They shall also guide the States in
effectively managing the challenges related to timely diagnosis and follow up.
Each of the multi-sectoral teams
will comprise of an epidemiologist and a public health expert.
Of these four States, Uttar
Pradesh has the maximum number of active cases pegged at 54,666, followed by Odisha (27,219), Chhattisgarh
(13,520) and Jharkhand which has 11,577 active cases. In terms of total/cumulative cases till date, Uttar Pradesh
has 2,25,632, Odisha (1,00,934), Jharkhand (38,435) and Chhattisgarh has 30,092
cases. The most number of deaths are reported in Uttar Pradesh (3423) while Odisha,
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh are reporting 482, 410 and 269 deaths cumulatively.
As an ongoing effort, the
Central Government has been deputing Central teams from time to time to visit
various States to interact with the authorities and get a first hand
understanding of the challenges and issues being faced by them so as to
strengthen their ongoing activities and remove bottlenecks, if any.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan digitally inaugurates Super Speciality
Trauma Centre of Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari in Karnataka
Dr. Harsh Vardhan remembers former Prime Minister Sh. A B Vajpayee and former
Health Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj on the occasion - “The people who would have
been the happiest are not with us anymore”
Posted On: 31 AUG 2020 4:08PM by PIB Delhi
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family
Welfare along with Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka digitally
dedicated the Super Speciality Trauma Centre (SSTC) in Vijayanagar Institute of
Medical Sciences, Ballari to the nation. Afterwards, Sh. Ashwini Kumar Choubey,
Minister of State, Health and Family Welfare inaugurated the Express Feeder
Line, ICU wards and the 13KL Liquid Medical Oxygen Tank of the facility and Dr.
K. Sudhakar, Minister of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka inaugurated
the State-of-the-Art CT Scan that is capable of taking 128 cross section slices.
The SSTC is built with an investment of Rs 150 crores
under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). It has departments
of Emergency and Trauma, Neurosurgery and Orthopedics. This new Block has 8
Operation Theaters including 6 Modular ones, 200 Super Specialty Beds, 72 ICU
Beds, 20 Ventilators and the aforementioned state-of-the-art CT Scan and
Digital x-ray machine. This facility will have a training capacity of 27 PG
students.
Noting Late Prime Minister Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s
Independence Day Address of 2003, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said, “Vajpayee ji’s vision
ensured that 56 years after independence, India was richer by another six AIIMS
in addition to the existing one. Another 75 existing institutions were
envisioned to be upgraded to provide AIIMS like service.” He also spoke of then
Health Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj’s enormous contribution to the PMSSY scheme
and her life long association with Ballari. “They would have been very pleased
at the event today. The people who would have been the happiest are not with us
anymore.”
Dr. Harsh Vardhan also recollected his own experience of
how Prime Minister Sh. Narendra Modi invested his personal attention and energy
to take the scheme forward, “Phase III of PMSSY was announced only after 2019
and Ballari got its Trauma Centre within the next year. Work for the 74 medical
colleges to be opened in the aspirational districts are in full swing.” He
informed everybody present that a new AIIMS for the State of Karnataka is under
active consideration and of the four medical colleges that are being built, one
each in the aspirational districts of Chikkamagaluru, Haveri, Yadgir and
Chikkaballapur. He added that so far, 157 medical colleges have been opened
with Central financing and local monitoring by the State administration.
He reaffirmed the commitment of the Government to
operationalise 1.5 lakh Ayushman Bharat- Health and Wellness Centres by 31st December, 2020. He also spoke of the government’s
commitment “to eradicate TB, like smallpox and polio, 5 years before the global
deadline in 2025.” “Measles and Rubella will also be eliminated in due time,”
he added. He spoke of the ‘Eat Right India’ and ‘Fit India’ movements launched
by the government. “These will play a vital supplementary role in making the
country healthy,” he stated. He requested the State authorities and elected
representatives present to personally monitor these schemes so that Karnataka
can be a leader in implementation of these programmes.
Congratulating the State of Karnataka for controlling
the spread of COVID by breaking the chain of transmission, Sh. Ashwini Kumar
Choubey expressed his admiration that "the determined leadership of Prime
Minister Sh. Narendra Modi has taken forward the vision of Late Sh. Atal Bihari
Vajpayee so that underserved regions like Ballari are able to witness the
fruits of development.”
Sh. B.S. Yediyurappa thanked the Union Government for
its proactive role in strengthening the health infrastructure in Karnataka. He
requested the Health and Family Welfare Minister to consider upgrading the ESI
Hospital in Gulbarga to AIIMS so that people of the region are better served.
Sh. Anand Singh, Cabinet Minister for Forest,
Environment and Ecology, Government of Karnataka and District-in-charge
Minister, Ballari, Sh. B. Sreeramulu, Minister of Health and Family Welfare
& Backward Classes Welfare, Government of Karnataka, Dr. B. Devanand,
Director, VIMS, Ballari were also present at the event. The entire event was
hosted by Sh. B. Nagendra, Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka for
Ballari Rural Constituency.
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