New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry organized a press conference on Saturday to give information about the condition of Corona in the country. Giving information in which Joint Health Secretary Love Aggarwal said that, “85 percent of the total corona cases in the country are from 10 states. At the same time, due to increasing cases in Tamil Nadu, the situation is becoming very worrying.
More than 1 lakh active cases in 11 states
The ministry stated that “11 states have more than 1 lakh active cases, 8 states have 50,000 to 1 lakh active cases, and 17 have less than 50,000 cases. In Maharashtra, UP, Gujarat, and Chhattisgarh, where more cases are being reported, there is also a decline in active cases. ”
The ministry further said, “The cause of concern in Tamil Nadu where there has been an increase in the number of active cases in the last one week. Simultaneously, the infection rate in 24 states is more than 15 percent. ”
Positiveness rate falls to 19.8 percent
Aggarwal said, “Our prevention efforts are working. The overall positivity rate in India, which was 21.9% last week, has now fallen to 19.8%. Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Daman and Diu, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh have registered a big decline in terms of positivity. ”
Target to manufacture 10 crores vaccine every month
NITI Aayog health member Dr. VK Paul said, “Currently about 1.5 crore doses of covaxine are being produced per month. There is a plan to increase the production to 100 million doses per month. ”
89 percent of health workers get the first dose
Giving information on vaccination to health workers and front-line workers, Paul said, “Single-dose vaccination coverage among health workers nationally is 89%. It is 95% in Rajasthan, 96% in Madhya Pradesh, and 99% in Chhattisgarh. In Delhi, it is 78%, which is 11% lower than the national average. It should be raised above 95%. “
He stated, “Overall single-dose vaccination coverage among frontline workers in the country is 82%. This is 93% in Gujarat, 91% in Rajasthan, and 90% in Madhya Pradesh – well above the national average. In Delhi, it is at 80%. “
