NEW DELHI: As the second wave of Covid-19 in India spreads to more states, the Centre urged states to return to the fundamentals of pandemic control test, track and treat amid concerns that test positivity rates are going alarmingly high in many parts in some states.
In a meeting with top officials from Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Chandigarh, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and V K Paul, Member (Health) Niti Aayog also asked them to increase the share of RT-PCR tests in districts dependent on high levels of rapid antigen testing.
These states, apart from eight others have in the recent past seen increased positivity and an increased number of daily positive cases.
Return to test, track and treat formula to curb rising Covid-19 cases: Centre to states
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Maharashtra, Kerala account for 72% active Covid cases, election officials to be vaccinated: Centre
Maharashtra, Kerala account for 72% active Covid cases, election officials to be vaccinated: Centre
While directing states to ramp up vaccination, the government said on Tuesday that a total of 87.4 lakh people in India have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Centre s press briefing on Covid-19 in Delhi on Tuesday (Picture Courtesy: YouTube @PIBIndia)
HIGHLIGHTS
Maharashtra reported 3,365 new confirmed cases in last 24 hours
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Maharashtra reported more new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours than Kerala, the government said on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), India has 1,36,872 active cases of infection as of February 16.
Updated Feb 16, 2021 | 17:03 IST
Kerala and Maharashtra – with 61,550 and 37,383 active cases, respectively – account for 72% of the total active cases in the country. A medic administers Covid-19 vaccine in India. | Photo Credit: PTI
Key Highlights
The number of vaccine doses administered across the country is 87,40,595
The cumulative positivity rate is 5.27%, while active cases are less than 1.40 lakh
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said that the country’s trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic is looking promising as the past 7 days has seen only 56 new cases per million population.
“56 new cases per million population reported in the last 7 days in India,” Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said in New Delhi today.
Ready for vaccine roll-out on 16 Jan, COVID-appropriate behaviour important even after inoculation: Health Ministry India s drug regulator has approved two vaccines Oxford-AstraZeneca s Covishield manufactured by SII and Bharat Biotech s Covaxin for restricted emergency use and the Centre has said that the vaccine roll out will begin from 16 January. FP Staff January 12, 2021 17:40:19 IST Representational image. PTI
Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday said that the Centre has entered into a procurement agreement with the Serum Insititute of India for 110 lakh doses of Covishield and 55 lakh doses of Covaxin will be procured from Bharat Biotech and that all of the doses will be received by 14 January.
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