Punjab, Haryana to step up screening as COVID spreads it tentacles in villages
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Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 04:03 PM IST
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According to a data of the Punjab Health Department, the current case fatality rate in Punjab's rural areas is 2.7 per cent as against less than one per cent in urban areas.
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Some opposition leaders claimed inadequate testing in rural areas and many of the deaths being reported recently could be because of COVID.
The spread of coronavirus infection in rural areas of Punjab and Haryana has become a cause for concern, with the authorities deciding to intensify screening and testing in villages.