COVID-19 UPDATES AS ON 8.3.2021

 

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu continue to report a spike in Daily New Cases

Centre Supporting States/UTs exhibiting surge for containment and management of COVID19

Posted On: 08 MAR 2021 10:59AM by PIB Delhi

 

Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu have been reporting a surge in the COVID daily new cases. They cumulatively account for 86.25% of the new cases reported in the past 24 hours.

18,599 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.

Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 11,141. It is followed by Kerala with 2,100 while Punjab reported 1,043 new cases.

Centre is regularly holding high-level review meetings with the states and UTs showing a surge in new daily cases. The Health Secretary is also holding weekly review meetings as part of the Centre’s efforts to continuously engage with the states and UTs reporting higher caseload of active cases and those showing rise in daily new COVID19 cases.

Recently, the Centre rushed High Level Public Health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab to assist in COVID-19 control and containment measures in view of recent spike in cases in these States.

The Central Government has already deputed high-level teams to Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Jammu and Kashmir to support them in their fight against the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

These teams interact with the State/UT authorities and get a firsthand understanding of the challenges and issues being faced by them so as to strengthen their ongoing activities and remove bottlenecks, if any.

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

India’s total Active Caseload has reached 1,88,747 today. India’s present active caseload now stands at 1.68% of India’s total Positive Cases.

The cumulative tests conducted in the country have surpassed 22 crores (22,19,68,271). The national cumulative positivity rate currently stands at 5.06%.

Eight States/UTs have weekly Positivity Rate more than the National Average (2.29%). Maharashtra has the highest weekly positivity rate with 11.13%.

More than 2.09 cr (2,09,89,010) vaccine doses have been administered through 3,76,633 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today.

These include 69,85,911HCWs (1st dose), 35,47,548 HCWs (2nd dose), 66,09,537 FLWs (1st dose) and 2,13,559 FLWs (2nd Dose), 4,80,661 beneficiaries aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities (1st Dose) and 31,51,794 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
69,85,911	35,47,548	66,09,537	2,13,559	4,80,661	31,51,794	2,09,89,010

 

97 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours.

Seven States account for 87.63% of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties (38). Punjab follows with 17 daily deaths and Kerala reported13 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Eighteen States/UTs have not reported any COVID19 deaths in the last 24 hours. These are A&N Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chandigarh, D&D & D&N, Goa, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh (UT),Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tripura.

 

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COVID19 Vaccination-Day 52

More than 2.26 Cr COVID19 vaccine doses administered

Nearly 17 lakh vaccine doses given till 9 pm today; Highest in a single day till now

Posted On: 08 MAR 2021 9:48PM by PIB Delhi

 

The cumulative number of COVID19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.26 Crore today.

The countrywide vaccination drive was rolled out on 16^th Jan 2021 and vaccination of the Frontline Workers (FLWs) started from 2^nd Feb 2021.The next phase of COVID-19 vaccination has commenced from 1st March 2021 for those who are over 60 years of age and for people aged 45 and above with specified co-morbid conditions.

A total of 2,26,85,598 vaccine doses have been given, as per the provisional report till 9 pm today.

These include 70,41,584 HCWs who have taken the 1st dose and 37,12,906 HCWs who have taken the 2nd dose, 67,73,081 FLWs (1^stdose), 3,13,835 FLWs (2^nd dose), 41,85,274 beneficiaries more than 60 years old and 6,58,918 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with specific co-morbidities.

 

HCWs		FLWs		45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities	Over 60 years
1st Dose	2nd Dose	1st Dose	2nd Dose	1st Dose	1st Dose
70,41,584	37,12,906	67,73,081	3,13,835	6,58,918	41,85,274

Total 16,96,588 vaccine doses were given till 9 pm today, the fifty second day of nationwide COVID19 vaccination. Out of which 14,30,954 beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st dose and 2,65,634 HCWs and FLWs received 2nd dose of vaccine as per the provisional report. Final reports would be completed for the day by late tonight.

 

Date:8thMarch,2021
HCWs		FLWs		45to<60yearswithCo-morbidities	Over60years	Total Achievement
1stDose	2ndDose	1stDose	2nd Dose	1stDose	1stDose	1stDose	2ndDose
55673	165358	163544	100276	178257	1033480	1430954	265634

 

 

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“When women are Empowered, History is created”- Dr. Harsh Vardhanin his address in a webinar organized by WHO on the occasion of International Women's Day

“International Women’s Day, celebrated across the world, gives us an opportunity to mark our respect and gratitude towards womankind for the unparalleled contribution they make in our lives”

“Gender equality and women safety have always been an integral part of our government’s policy making and governance”

Posted On: 08 MAR 2021 6:13PM by PIB Delhi

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare addressed a webinar organized by World Health Organization (WHO) on the occasion of International Women's Day, here todayalong with Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister of Women and Child Development and Shri. Ashwini Kumar Choubey, Minister of State, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Wishing everybody on the International Women’s Day, Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “International Women’s Day, celebrated across the world, gives us an opportunity to mark our respect and gratitude towards womankind for the unparalleled contribution they make in our lives”.

He further said, “In India, we call our revered Motherland as Matribhumi, quite in consonance with the Indian tradition which ordains high and respectable position for women in society. For us, in India, the Motherland was not meant to be metaphorical, but a real, feminized figure. “Our history,” wrote one of our greatest leaders, is the sacred biography of the Mother. Our philosophies are the revelations of the Mother’s mind. Our arts – our poetry and our painting, our music and our drama, our architecture and our sculpture, our religion is the organized expression of the soul of the Mother. The outsider knows her as India, but we know our country as Mother or Matribhumi, the land of our mother. In short, India reveres her women.”

The Union Health Minister added, “I have always said where there is a woman, there is magic. Today’s celebration is not about making our women stronger. Women are already strong. It’s about changing the way the world perceives that strength.”

Reiterating and apprising the role played by women scientists and women in the field of global health during the ongoing pandemic, he noted, “India has been home to women leaders over the centuries, be it in the field of polity or religion, education or business. For me personally, it is a matter of great pride that Indian women continue to contribute and lead in the sphere of global health as well. As chair of WHO’s Executive Board, I would also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge that during the toughest challenges that humanity faced during COVID pandemic times, women across the world played the role of saviours with great élan. It has only reconfirmed an established fact that when women are empowered and placed on the frontline, history is created. In fact, 2020 which I have often called as the Year of Science, and which has helped us combat this dreaded disease, has its fair share of women scientists that have furthered the cause.”

Recapitulating the government’s commitment towards empowering women, the Union Minister said, “Today, on International Women’s day, as we reflect upon the progress made in unleashing the shackles imposed over our women, I reiterate that gender equality and women safety have always been an integral part of my government’s policy making and governance. Our government, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, is committed to enabling an environment where women and girls reach their full potential. Whether in science, or in education, whether in health or in politics, our Government has been empowering women in multiple ways through multiple schemes. Initiatives have been launched to bring systemic reforms at an institutional level to improve gender parity in every field.”

Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey said, “It is a moment of great pleasure for me to be present here to celebrate International Women’s day. I appreciate and congratulate the efforts of women during the pandemic. Women played a very important role in containing the pandemic.” “Women have played a very important role in India from ancient times. Progress of a country is measured by the progress of its women. Indian constitution has also a provision of Gender equality. God resides where women are worshipped”, he added. 

Dr Harsh Vardhan concluded by reminding everyone that India believes in the magic of Ardhanareeshwar, which establishes the fact that our civilization always considered a man and a woman as equals. They are complete only when they complement each other.

Shri. Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Ministry of Health and other senior officials of the ministry virtually joined the webinar.

 

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