Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
More than 23 crore COVID tests conducted across the
country
Over 3.7 cr Vaccine Doses administered
More than 20 Lakh vaccine doses given in the last 24 hours
Posted On: 18 MAR
2021 11:53AM by PIB
The number of COVID tests conducted across the country has
crossed 23 cr today. 23,03,13,163 have
been conducted as on date.
The cumulative national Positivity Rate continues to remain
less than 5.00%. It stands at 4.98% today.
On the other hand,
3,71,43,255 vaccine doses have been administered through
6,15,267 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.
These include 75,68,844 HCWs (1st dose), 46,32,940 HCWs (2nd
dose), 77,16,084 FLWs (1st dose) and 19,09,528 FLWs (2nd Dose), 24,57,179 beneficiaries
aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities (1st Dose) and 1,28,58,680 beneficiaries
aged more than 60 years.
HCWs |
FLWs |
45 to <60 years
with Co-morbidities |
Over 60 years |
Total |
||
1st Dose |
2nd Dose |
1st Dose |
2nd Dose |
1st Dose |
1st Dose |
|
75,68,844 |
46,32,940 |
77,16,084 |
19,09,528 |
24,57,179 |
1,28,58,680 |
3,71,43,255 |
More than 20 lakh (20,78,719) vaccine doses were administered on day-61 of the vaccination drive (17th March, 2021).
Of the total, 17,38,750 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 28,412
sessions for 1st dose (HCWs
and FLWs) and 3,39,969 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine.
Date:17th March,2021 |
|||||||
HCWs |
FLWs |
45to<60yearswithCo-morbidities |
Over60years |
Total Achievement |
|||
1stDose |
2ndDose |
1stDose |
2nd Dose |
1stDose |
1stDose |
1stDose |
2ndDose |
62,689 |
78,085 |
1,16,054 |
2,61,884 |
2,90,771 |
12,69,236 |
17,38,750 |
3,39,969 |
The graph below gives a snapshot of the COVID19 scenario in
Five
States of Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka,
35,871 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
A rising trajectory of daily new cases is visible in eight
states. These are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh,
Kerala
is reporting a consistently declining trend over last one month.
172 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.
Five
States account for 84.88%of the new deaths.
The
Case Fatality Rate remains below 1.5% (1.39%) and is continuously declining.
Eighteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the
last 24 hours. These are
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Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare
Dr. Harsh Vardhan delivers Acceptance Speech as new
Chairman ofStop TB Partnership Board
More than ₹1000 crores disbursed through DBT for nutritional support to TB patients in the last 3 years”
“One rapid molecular diagnostic facility now available in each district”
A nationwide Jan Andolan being planned for TB –free India by 2025: Dr. Harsh
Vardhan
Posted On: 18 MAR
2021 7:56PM by PIB
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family
Welfare addressed the Stop TB Partnership meet for the first time after
assuming the Chairmanship of the Board, through video-conference here today.
The meeting gains additional importance in the run up to World TB Day
celebrations on 24th March, 2021.
The Union Health Minister started his speech by expressing
deep sense of gratitude and honour at being appointed the Chairman of Stop TB
Partnership Board s this will give him a yet another global platform to working
towards eliminating another killer disease.He also stressed on TB as a
critical health challenge in India that has prompted the political leadership
to target its elimination by 2025: “Tuberculosis continues to be one of India’s
most critical health challenges which may have devastating health, social and
financial consequences for the patients and communities at large. With an
estimated 2.64 million TB patients,
Dr
Harsh Vardhan enunciated on the giant strides taken by
Detailing
the treatments provided in
The
Union Health Minister added that “We now have
at least one rapid molecular diagnostic facility available in each district and
are aiming to decentralize it down to the block level. We have introduced All
Oral Regimens and newer drugs for effective treatment of Drug Resistant TB. Our
health systems not only focus on the detection and treatment of TB disease, but
also try to address all co-morbidities and social determinants of the TB
patients and working rigorously towards prevention of the disease.”
“In
the last three years, more than ₹1000 crores (around 137 million USD) have been
disbursed as Direct Benefit Transfer for nutritional support to TB patients,”
he added.
On
the challenges faced by
The
Union Health Minister stated
He
observed that “The current pandemic has demonstrated the vulnerability of
humankind to exigencies, recognising that we have to strive to act with greater
speed and predictability. We need an aggressive roadmap to curtail deaths from
diseases that can be eliminated. We need a fresh roadmap to address global
shortages of medicines and vaccines. I would like to work with all of you on
these goals and roadmaps.” He added that “constant engagement with all
stakeholders will help us achieve this ambitious goal that we have set for
ourselves along with the most productive, efficient and targeted utilization of
resources.”
Dr.
Harsh Vardhan ended his speech expressing his honour in accepting the position
of Chair of the Board. He reminded those present that
Ms.
LucicaDitiu, Executive Director, Stop TB Partnership, Mr. Peter Sands,
Executive Director of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria,
Dr. Teresa Caseva, Director, Global Tuberculosis (TB) Programme WHO, Dr. Joanne
Carter, Vice Chair, Stop TB Board and other senior officials of the
organization and allied development partners were virtually present at the meet.
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