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Daily New Cases continue to show a Declining trend during #2ndWave

Only 34,703 new cases reported in the last 24 hours

Less than 50,000 cases being reported everyday for the past 9 days

: JS, @MoHFW_INDIA

#IndiaFightsCorona

The number of districts reporting >100 new cases on a daily basis, have come down from 531 (as on week ending May 4, 2021) to 262 (as on week ending June 4, 2021) and then to 91 ( as on week ending July 4, 2021): Joint Secretary, @MoHFW_INDIA

#IndiaFightsCorona

In India, 80% new cases are being reported from 90 Districts.

It indicates that infection is now spreading in a localised manner within limited geographical area, calling for need of focused attention in these areas

There are 15 such districts in #Maharashtra

: @MoHFW_INDIA

There are less than 5 lakh active cases of #COVID19 in the country now

In last 24 hrs, there have been 4.64 lakh active cases

Recovery rate of the country stands at 97.2% now

For the last few months, daily recoveries are being noted to be more than daily cases

: @MoHFW_INDIA

When positivity rate had shot up to 21.3% (Mar 24-30, 2021), an average of 10.5 lakh tests were conducted daily

Now when positivity rate is 2.7%, testing is still done at the same rate to aid early identification

Avg. of 18.3 lakh tests done daily in last week

: @MoHFW_INDIA

73 Districts in India have reported more than 10% positivity in the week between June 29 to July 5, 2021

Strict containment activities should be followed in these districts, so that spread of infection can be curbed

There is one such district in #Maharashtra

: JS, @MoHFW_INDIA

#COVID19 #vaccination coverage:

35.75 crore doses given till date, out of which 29.12 crore are first doses

10.58 crore doses have been given out to people aged 18-44 years

: JS, @MoHFW_INDIA

#COVID19 #vaccination 2nd dose coverage:

79.7% in healthcare workers
89.4% in frontline workers
56.8% in the 45+ age group

Doses given in India in terms of absolute number is more than that of USA, though vaccination was started here a month after that of others

: @MoHFW_INDIA

Media reports have shown gross violations of #COVID Appropriate Behaviour in the waning period of #2ndWave when restrictions are being lifted

Virus or infectious disease still exists

If Appropriate Behaviour is not followed, the virus may get yet another chance

: @MoHFW_INDIA

Results of a survey in 319 districts

69% respondents say #mask compliance is not as per norms
87% respondents say #SocialDistancing compliance is not as per norms
87% respondents say COVID Appropriate Behaviour compliance at vaccination centres is not as per norms
: @MoHFW_INDIA

Currently we are doing 1400 tests/million, which is 10 times that of @WHO's recommendation. But we should continue because, during the #2ndWave, much of our public health response was guided by the test positivity rate and that helped us bring this wave down fast
: DG, @ICMRDELHI

The community has to be engaged for COVID Appropriate Behaviour and #vaccination-based rapid response in priority groups and districts has to continue. We should continue to be cautious, careful and responsible: DG, @ICMRDELHI

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A close watch on the test positivity rate of every district has to be maintained: DG, @ICMRDELHI

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54% respondents say COVID Appropriate Behaviour compliance at vaccination centres is not as per norms

The inadvertent error in this tweet is sincerely regretted

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