New Delhi: Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on Wednesday (March 24, 2021) mentioned that two states – Maharashtra and Punjab are of grave concern.
“Two states – Maharashtra and Punjab are of grave concern that have shown a recent surge in new cases,” mentioned MoHWF in a press briefing.Â
“Punjab is worrisome because new cases are more in comparison to the population,” Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan mentioned.
In Maharashtra, Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Thane, and Nashik are the worrisome districts, whereas in Punjab, Jalandhar, SAS Nagar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Hoshiarpur are displaying a large surge.
The MoHFW acknowledged that Maharashtra, the worst coronavirus-hit state in India, reported the best 28,699 cases in the final 24 hours adopted by Punjab at 2,254 cases.
Bhushan mentioned that there are roughly three per cent lively cases of COVID-19 and these are concentrated primarily in 10 districts — 9 in Maharashtra and one in Karnataka.
He additionally knowledgeable that about 88 per cent of all COVID-19 deaths in the nation are in the age group of 45 years and above, making them probably the most susceptible part that must be protected. Bhushan mentioned that the case fatality price in this age group is 2.85 per cent.
He added that that is the explanation behind permitting vaccination for these above 45 years from April 1.
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The National Centre for Disease Control Director SK Singh additionally spoke in the press convention and commented on the brand new coronavirus variants. He mentioned 771 variants of concern (VOCs) have been detected in 18 states and union territories, which embrace 736 samples optimistic for viruses of the UK (B.1.1.7) lineage.
“States having a larger pool of susceptible population are prone to witness a rise in cases. Whenever the susceptible population will lower their guard and not follow COVID-19-appropriate behaviour, they will get the infection, be it the normal virus or the mutants,” he mentioned.
He added, “There are only three variants of concern, detected in the UK, South Africa and Brazil. In addition to these, some other variants of interest have also been found in some states, including Maharashtra and Delhi, which need to be further analysed and investigated.”
Meanwhile, India recorded 47,262 new coronavirus cases, taking the nationwide COVID-19 tally to 1,17,34,058, as per the Union Health Ministry. This is the best reported single-day rise for the 12 months 2021.Â
The lively caseload too rose sharply for the 14th consecutive day and was recorded at 3,68,457, comprising 3.14 per cent of the overall infections. On the opposite hand, the restoration price additional dropped to 95.49 per cent.
Earlier on Tuesday, the MoHFW mentioned that greater than 5 crore coronavirus vaccine doses have been given throughout India, a milestone that has been achieved on the 67th day of the COVID-19 vaccination drive.
(With inputs from companies)
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