COVID-19 UPDATES AS ON 27.2.2021

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat record an upsurge in Active Cases

Cabinet Secretary to Review with 8 States/UTs showing rise in cases

Posted On: 27 FEB 2021 11:46AM by PIB Delhi

 

India’s total Active Caseload has reached 1,59,590 today. India’s present active caseload now stands at 1.44% of India’s total Positive Cases.

6 States – Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat- have shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 8,333. It is followed by Kerala with 3,671 while Punjab reported 622 new cases.

16,488 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours. 85.75% of the new cases are from 6 States and UTs.

Eight states are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases. 

In the last two weeks, Kerala has shown the maximum decline in the number of active cases, from 63,847 on 14^th February to 51,679 today, while Maharashtra has shown the highest rise in active cases in the same period, from 34,449 on 14^th of February to 68,810 currently. 

Cabinet Secretary will chair a high level review meeting today with the States/UTs exhibiting a surge in cases including Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, MP, Gujarat, Punjab, J&K and West Bengal.

A total of 1,42,42,547 vaccine doses have been administered through 2,92,312 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 66,68,974 HCWs (1st dose), 24,53,878 HCWs (2nd dose) and 51,19,695 FLWs (1^st dose).

The 2nd dose of COVID19 vaccination started on 13^th February, 2021 for those beneficiaries who have completed 28 days after receipt of the 1st dose. Vaccination of the FLWs started on 2^nd Feb 2021.

 

S. No.	State/UT	Beneficiaries vaccinated
		1st Dose	2nd Dose	Total Doses
1	A & N Islands	6,134	2,422	8,556
2	Andhra Pradesh	5,29,607	1,39,337	6,68,944
3	Arunachal Pradesh	25,379	6,741	32,120
4	Assam	1,95,906	27,675	2,23,581
5	Bihar	5,60,158	79,212	6,39,370
6	Chandigarh	20,890	1,712	22,602
7	Chhattisgarh	3,77,834	51,791	4,29,625
8	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	5,352	432	5,784
9	Daman & Diu	2,371	287	2,658
10	Delhi	3,72,906	37,053	4,09,959
11	Goa	18,722	2,072	20,794
12	Gujarat	8,33,722	1,67,448	10,01,170
13	Haryana	2,21,841	71,983	2,93,824
14	Himachal Pradesh	1,01,504	20,924	1,22,428
15	Jammu & Kashmir	2,40,817	16,255	2,57,072
16	Jharkhand	2,84,371	23,837	3,08,208
17	Karnataka	6,04,954	2,13,768	8,18,722
18	Kerala	4,82,445	1,04,866	5,87,311
19	Ladakh	9,226	829	10,055
20	Lakshadweep	2,368	710	3,078
21	Madhya Pradesh	6,50,684	1,60,632	8,11,316
22	Maharashtra	10,41,947	1,60,233	12,02,180
23	Manipur	52,420	2,545	54,965
24	Meghalaya	30,465	1,726	32,191
25	Mizoram	21,997	5,659	27,656
26	Nagaland	29,806	5,497	35,303
27	Odisha	4,60,554	1,58,267	6,18,821
28	Puducherry	9,920	1,224	11,144
29	Punjab	1,54,449	36,351	1,90,800
30	Rajasthan	7,98,447	2,24,760	10,23,207
31	Sikkim	16,951	1,361	18,312
32	Tamil Nadu	3,88,896	56,432	4,45,328
33	Telangana	2,89,772	1,30,019	4,19,791
34	Tripura	89,449	21,529	1,10,978
35	Uttar Pradesh	11,70,925	3,10,058	14,80,983
36	Uttarakhand	1,42,340	19,446	1,61,786
37	West Bengal	9,61,416	1,44,765	11,06,181
38	Miscellaneous	5,81,724	44,020	6,25,744
Total		1,17,88,669	24,53,878	1,42,42,547

 

As on Day-42 of the vaccination drive (27^th February, 2021), total 7,64,904 vaccine doses were given. Out of which, 3,49,020 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 13,397 sessions for 1^st dose (HCWs and FLWs) and 4,20,884 HCWs received 2^nd dose of vaccine.

Eight States account for 62.75% of the cumulative second dose vaccinations in India. Uttar Pradesh alone accounts for 12.64% (3,10,058) of the total second dose vaccinations in India. 

9 States/UTs have administered the first vaccine dose to less than 60% of the registered healthcare workers. These are Arunachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Ladakh, Chandigarh, Nagaland, Punjab and Puducherry. 

12 States/UTs have reported vaccination coverage of more than 65% of the Frontline Workers. These are Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Lakshadweep, Rajasthan, Kerala and Dadra & Nagar Haveli. 

12 States/UTs have reported vaccination coverage of less than 40% of the Frontline Workers. These are Puducherry, A&N Islands, Meghalaya, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Telangana, Punjab, Nagaland, Goa and Mizoram. 

A total of 1.07 Cr (1,07,63,451) people has recovered so far. 12,771 patients have recovered and got discharged in the last 24 hours. India’s Recovery Rate at 97.17% is amongst the highest in the world.

84.79% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 6 States/UTs.

Maharashtra has reported the maximum number of single day recoveries with 4,936 newly recovered cases. 4,142 people recovered in Kerala in the past 24 hours followed by 642 in Karnataka.

113 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Six States/UTs account for 82.3%of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (48). Punjab follows with 15 daily deaths and Kerala reported 14 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Seventeen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are Gujarat, Odisha, Chandigarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Puducherry, Manipur, Mizoram, Lakshadweep, Ladakh (UT), Sikkim, D&D & D&N, A&N Islands, Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

                                                                                                                                               

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Private Sector Participation is being Scaled Up in COVID Vaccination
Around 10,000 hospitals under Ayushman Bharat-PMJAY and 687 hospitals under CGHS can be used by States as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs)

States also given freedom to use all Private Hospitals empanelled under State Government Health Insurance Schemes as CVCs

States can also use Health Facilities of all PSUs and all Government Health Facilities as CVCs

Private Hospitals functioning as CVCs may recover a charge subject to a ceiling of Rs. 250 per person per dose

Posted On: 27 FEB 2021 7:04PM by PIB Delhi 

Shri Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary today interacted with Health Secretaries and MDs (NHM) of States and UTs on the vaccination of age-appropriate groups through a video conference (VC) today.

The nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination drive was launched on 16^thJanuary, 2021. From this date onwards, Health Care Workers (HCWs) were given the first dose of the COVID vaccine while Front Line Workers (FLWs) were included from 2^nd February, 2021. So far, more than 1.5 core vaccinations have been done.

This nationwide vaccination program is now to be exponentially expanded to the following age-groups from 1^st March, 2021:

i) all citizens above 60 years of age, and

ii) those within the age bracket of 45 to 59 years with specified co-morbidities

To ramp up the COVID vaccination capacity manifold, significantly large number of private facilities is being involving. Around 10,000 private hospitals empanelled under Ayushman Bharat PMJAY, more than 600 hospitals empanelled under CGHS and other private hospitals empanelled under State Govts. Health Insurance Schemes can participate as COVID Vaccination Centers (CVCs). Health Departments of State Governments have already initiated dialogue with these private hospitals so that they can be encouraged to participate in this drive as CVCs. A list of all these private hospitals has been uploaded on the website of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and National Health Authority. These can be accessed at:          

 a) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/CGHSEmphospitals.xlsx           

b) https://www.mohfw.gov.in/pdf/PMJAYPRIVATEHOSPITALSCONSOLIDATED.xlsx

In addition, there would be Govt. health facilities which will be used as CVCs such as medical college hospitals, district hospitals, sub divisional hospitals, CHCs, PHCs, Health Sub Centers and Health and Wellness Centers. Geo reference maps with GPS coordinates of all these health facilities have been prepared that will serve as CVCs and these Geo referenced maps are being shared with the States.

The Government COVID Vaccination Centers will offer free vaccination for all with the Central Government bearing the full cost of the vaccination.

All the private health facilities which will serve as Government COVID Vaccination Centers must follow strict norms of due process, quality and safety including integration with the National Co-Win technology platform. All private health facilities must also have adequate space, adequate cold chain arrangements, adequate number of vaccinators and support staff and adequate arrangements for addressing Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI).

States were explained the 3 (three) methods of registration i.e. Advance Self Registration, Onsite Registration and Facilitated Cohort Registration.

States have been explained that the private hospitals functioning as CVCs can charge subject to a ceiling of Rs. 250 per person per dose along with the electronic and financial management mechanism in this regard. User Names and Passwords to be provided to the private facilities to facilitate effective use of CoWIN 2.0, were also discussed during the meeting.

In addition, mapping of private facilities with the nearest cold chain points to ensure seamless flow of vaccines to them was explained to the States. 

The simplified system of certifying people with 20 co-morbidities within the 45-59 years age group was also explained to the States. The simplified one page certificate to be signed by any registered medical practitioner is at annexure-1. The certificate can either be uploaded on Co-WIN2.0 by the beneficiary while self registering or a hard copy can be carried by the beneficiary to the CVC.

 

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Cabinet Secretary Reviews the Surge in COVID cases in Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, J&K and West Bengal

States advised not to lower their guard, Enforce COVID Appropriate Behaviour and Deal firmly with Violations

States to follow Effective Surveillance and Tracking Strategies in respect of potential super spreading events

Need for Effective Testing, Comprehensive Tracking, Prompt Isolation of positive cases and Quick Quarantine of close contacts emphasised

Posted On: 27 FEB 2021 3:44PM by PIB Delhi

Cabinet Secretary Shri Rajiv Gauba chaired a high level review meeting with Chief Secretaries of States/UTs of Maharashtra, Punjab, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir. These States /UTs have been reporting a high active caseload or an increasing trend in new cases in the last week. The meeting to review and discuss the COVID management and response strategy, held through video conference, was attended by the Chief Secretaries and senior health professionals of the States/UTs along with the Union Health Secretary, DG ICMR, NITI Aayog Empowered Group members, and representatives from Home Ministry.

6 States – Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat- have shown a surge in new cases in the last 24 hours. Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 8,333. It is followed by Kerala with 3,671 while Punjab reported 622 new cases in the last 24 hours. In the last two weeks, Maharashtra has shown the highest rise in active cases from 34,449 on 14^th of February to 68,810 currently.

A detailed presentation was made on the current status of COVID-19 in these States with a focus on districts reporting increasing number of new cases, increasing trend in positivity and having a concerning testing trends. This was followed by a comprehensive review with all the States/UTs. The Chief Secretaries briefed about the current situation in the States and their preparedness to tackle the recent spike of COVID cases. They informed about the enforcement of COVID Appropriate Behavior by levying heavy fines and challans, reviewing the surveillance and containment activities closely with the District Collectors, and other steps being taken in line with the guidelines provided by MoHFW and MHA.

Cabinet Secretary reiterated that States need to maintain a continued rigorous vigil in terms of containing the spread and not squander away the gains of the collective hard work of the last year. They were advised not to lower their guard, enforce COVID Appropriate Behaviour and deal firmly with violations. It was strongly underlined that they need to follow effective surveillance strategies in respect of potential super spreading events. Need for effective testing, comprehensive tracking, prompt isolation of positive cases and quick quarantine of close contacts were also strongly emphasized.

The States were advised to take the following steps:

1.         Improve the overall testing in districts reporting reduction in testing

2.         Increase RT- PCR tests in states & districts having high antigen testing

3.         Refocus on surveillance and stringent containment in selected districts reporting reduced tests/high positivity & increased cases

4.         Monitor mutant strain & clustering of cases for early hotspot identification & control

5.         Focus on clinical management in districts reporting higher deaths

6.         Undertake priority vaccination in districts reporting higher cases

7.         Promote COVID-appropriate behavior ensure effective citizen communication to not let complacency set in, especially in light of vaccination drive entering the next phase; and enforcing stringent social distancing measures.

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