Corona cases are increasing once again after Omicron's knock in the country. Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Health, Luv Aggarwal said on Thursday that after 33 days, more than 10 thousand cases have started being reported in the country again. In the last 24 hours, more than 13 thousand corona cases have been registered in the country. In such a situation, the country needs to be alert.
He said that since last week, more than 8 thousand cases are being registered daily in the country. Since December 26, more than 10 thousand cases are being reported daily in the country. Maharashtra and Kerala have more than 10,000 active cases.
7 states are raising concerns
At present, due to high cases and positivity rates in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Karnataka, Gujarat for a week, it is becoming increasingly worrying states and states. In Maharashtra, the positivity was 0.76% in the week of December 9, it has increased to about 2.59% in a month. In West Bengal also 1.61% case positivity has now increased to around 3.1%. The states with the highest number of Omicron cases also include Delhi, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
Positivity rate more than 10% in 8 districts
At the same time, in 6 districts of Mizoram and one district each in Arunachal Pradesh and Bengal, the one-week positivity rate is more than 10%. In 14 districts, the positivity rate of getting cases in a week is between 5-10%. The overall positivity rate in the country is 0.92%.
The government will send SMS to the elderly for prescription doses
Aggarwal said that about 90% of the adult population in the country has received the first dose of the corona. The government will send an SMS to the elderly who have to take precautionary doses, reminding them that the dose will start from January 10. He said that after a corona infection, the immunity lasts for about 9 months.
The precautionary dose will reduce the severity of the infection
Describing the effectiveness of the vaccine, ICMR director Balram Bhargava said that all corona vaccines, whether made in India or from Israel, America, Europe, or China, work to modify the virus. They do not prevent infection. Precautionary doses will work to reduce the severity of infection, reduce the risk of hospitalization and death.
He also said that it is very important to wear a mask before and after getting the vaccine. Crowd gathering should also be avoided. The treatment guidelines will remain the same in this variant as in the previous variant of Corona. Home isolation will also be an important part of treatment.
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